The Resume

(April 27, 1759-September 10, 1797)
Wrote 'Thoughts on the Education of Daughters,' 'Mary, a Fiction,' 'The Female Reader,' 'A Vindication Of The Rights Of Men,' 'A Vindication Of The Rights Of Women,' 'Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark'
Mother of Mary Shelley

Why she might be annoying:

Her best friend was named Fanny Blood.
She suffered from depression.
She tried to kill herself after she learned of her husband's infidelity.
Although she was friends with some of the leading intellectuals and political leaders of her day, because she was a woman, few treated her like an equal.

Why she might not be annoying:

She grew up poor, the daughter of a handkerchief maker and a farmer.
'Mary, a Fiction' was a children's story.
She translated many works into English.
Her daughter, Mary Shelley, wrote 'Frankenstein.'
She thought of marriage as 'legal prostitution.'
'Vindication of the Rights of Women' was one of the earliest books to examine the inequalities that women suffer.
She is a hero to most feminists.
She died of 'child bed fever.'

Credit: Nihilism Cynicism Sarcasm Orgasm

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• A & E Biographies of the Millennium (Ranked: 48)
• I Died While Pregnant or Giving Birth
• Life Magazine's 100 People Who Changed the World [2010] (Ranked: 68)
• Life Magazine's Top 100 People of the Millennium [2000] (Ranked: 26)
• Nihilism Cynicism Sarcasm Orgasm's Profiles [Series 1]
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Philosophers: 18th Century [1700-1800]
• Profiles 6251-6500 (Ranked: 6375)
• Styx and Stones

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 37 Votes: 35.14% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 19 Votes: 42.11% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 29 Votes: 58.62% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 72 Votes: 56.94% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 147 Votes: 45.58% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 300 Votes: 42.67% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 262 Votes: 45.80% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 564 Votes: 45.04% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 171 Votes: 38.01% Annoying