Mary Wollstonecraft had his admiration
Some of the interesting facts about Aaron Burr is he held feminist views, in contrast to the majority of his peers. He wed Theodosia Prevost Bartow, his first wife, on July 2, 1782. They had a lot of interests, including a mutual appreciation for Mary Wollstonecraft, a writer on women's rights. They even displayed her photo on their mantle (in truth). Wollstonecraft, the mother of Frankenstein author Mary Shelley, is best known for her manifesto A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, published in 1792. It fervently claimed that people of both sexes deserve the same fundamental rights and criticized the educational institutions of the time for failing to give women the same chances as men. It is regarded as a watershed text in the history of feminism.
The Burrs admired it: Aaron called Wollstonecraft's article "a piece of brilliance" in 1793. But to his dismay, the material appeared to be mostly disregarded by his colleagues. "I have yet to meet a single individual who had found or would admit the quality of this work. Is this due to ignorance or prejudice?" Burr enquired once. The Burrs made sure their daughter, Theodosia, received a top-notch education the type often given to boys in line with Wollstonecraft's beliefs.
