Mary had two children in her lifetime, although she helped to raise and educate far more.
Mary's first daughter, Fanny Imlay, was born May 14, 1794. This child was the product of her relationship with Gilbert Imlay, whom she did not marry.
Mary's second daughter, Mary
Wollstonecraft Godwin, was born on August 30, 1797. Unfortunately,
Mary died of "child-bed" (or puerperal) fever 11 days later. Young
Mary was raised by her widowed father, until she eloped with Percy
Shelley. Later, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley wrote the gothic novel,
Frankenstein.