Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Part 1 | 20091123 | Series exploring the work of philosopher, writer and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. Distinguished scholar Janet Todd considers Wollstonecraft alongside other great thinkers of the Enlightenment. She places her passionate belief in feminism within the context of a broader, radical belief in social reform, from state politics to inheritance, slavery, land ownership, capitalism and education. Reader: Tessa Nicholson. Janet Todd considers Mary Wollstonecraft alongside other great Enlightenment thinkers. |
| 02 | Part 2 | 20091124 | Series exploring the work of philosopher, writer and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. Janet Todd of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge, a renowned scholar of early women writers, examines Wollstonecraft's love-hate relationship with the character and writings of the great Swiss Enlightenment thinker Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Reader: Tessa Nicholson. Janet Todd on Mary Wollstonecraft and the character and writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. |
| 03 | Part 3 | 20091125 | Barrister Helena Kennedy on how Mary Wollstonecraft influenced her life and work. |
| 04 | Part 4 | 20091126 | Series exploring the work of philosopher, writer and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. Scholar Janet Todd traces the complex emotional and intellectual trajectory of Wollstonecraft's reactions to events during the French Revolution in 1789, and its impact on her hopes and wishes for change in her native England. Reader: Tessa Nicholson. Janet Todd traces Mary Wollstonecraft's reactions to the events of the French Revolution. |
| 05 LAST | Part 5 | 20091127 | Sandi Toksvig on the appeal of Mary Wollstonecraft's book Letters Written in Sweden. |