In Charlotte Sussman’s essay, Sussman explains the view of feminism in history by looking at Shelley’s impact and rereading of the foremothers of feminist thought. Remarking on Shelley as one of the most literal readers of “foremothers”, she explains Shelley’s great dependence on her biological mother’s work.In the article, Sussman discusses why Shelley wasn’t recognized as a major impact on feminist thought until the 1970’s.One of those reasons is because of Virginia Woolf’s A Room of One's Own (1929) which was published to praise many earlier feminist writers. However, there was absolutely no mention of Shelley in the text. This is due to the fact that Mary Shelley had children, and Woolf’s thesis more or less depended on women being free from maternity. In the 70’s, however, a new brand