she followed writers such as catherine macaulay who wrote "letters on education" in 1790, thomas paine, and john locke. one of her most well-known books was "an historical and moral view of the origin and progress of the french revolution (1794). she also wrote "the wrongs of women", a novel telling of the confines and illusion of marriage and child rearing as the only happiness for women. she was revolutionary in arguing for education and the need for autonomy for women.