SSC MTS 2025 · PYQ · Reading Comprehension · medium
Why did Wollstonecraft face public criticism after her death?
Answer
The correct answer is D: Details of her personal life, including her love affairs, became public. After Wollstonecraft's death, Godwin published a memoir that revealed her love affairs with Henry Fuseli and Gilbert Imlay, making her private life public and bringing disgrace to her reputation.
A.Her writings were viewed as too radical and were seen as a challenge to established religious beliefs
B.She openly rejected motherhood and family life in her published works
C.She advocated Marxist-feminist ideas, which were not widely accepted during her era
D.Details of her personal life, including her love affairs, became public✓ Correct
Explanation
After Wollstonecraft's death, Godwin published a memoir that revealed her love affairs with Henry Fuseli and Gilbert Imlay, making her private life public and bringing disgrace to her reputation.
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