After Mary's father failed to take care of the household, Mary was forced to take up the mantle of head of household. In order to escape the toxic environment that her parents had created, Eliza got married and had a child. It is unclear whether Eliza was suffering from postpartum depression or if her husband was abusive, but Mary encouraged her to leave her husband and child behind. This had severe social ramifications for Eliza, unfortunately.
“Mary Wollstonecraft.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 1 May 2021, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Wollstonecraft#cite_note-Furniss_65-32.
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