Margaret Fuller (1810-1850)

Abstract: (5 pp) America's first true feminist, Margaret Fuller holds a distinctive place in the cultural life of the American Renaissance. Transcendentalist , literary critic, editor, journalist, teacher, and political activist, ultimately turned revolutionary, she numbered among her close friends the intellectual prime movers of the day: Emerson, Thoreau, the Peabody sisters, the Alcotts, Horace Greeley, Carlyle, and Mazzini--all of whom regarded her with admiration and sometimes even awe. This discussion focuses on Fuller and her work. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

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Subcatagory: Feminists, Activists & The Struggle For Womens' Rights

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