Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli

Woman in the Nineteenth Century (eBook, ePUB)

The First Major Feminist Book in the United States; Including Essays and Letters on Condition and Duties of Woman & Extracts From Fuller's Diary

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Produktbeschreibung

Woman in the Nineteenth Century is considered the first major feminist work in the United States. The basis for Fuller's work is the idea that man will rightfully inherit the earth when he becomes an elevated being, understanding of divine love. Fullerexamines men and women in America and observes that many people think that in marriage, man is the head of the house and woman the heart. Problems with the law derive from the problem of women being viewed as inferiors, equal to children but not men. The truth is that women need expansion and seek to be like men; they need to be taught self-dependence. Finally, she concludes that before a true union can occur, each person must be an individual and self-dependent unit. For women to become such individuals, men need to remove their dominating influence, but women also need to claim themselves as self-dependent and remove themselves from man's influence. Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli (1810 - 1850) was an American journalist, critic, and women's rights advocate associated with the American transcendentalism movement. She was the first full-time American female book reviewer in journalism. Fuller was an advocate of women's rights and, in particular, women's education and the right to employment.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Madison & Adams Press
• Seitenzahl: 297
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. März 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9788026884927
• Artikelnr.: 51750305

Autorenporträt

Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli (1810-1850), more commonly known as Margaret Fuller, was a seminal figure in the American transcendentalist movement and is regarded as a pioneering advocate for women's rights and education. Born in Cambridgeport, Massachusetts, Fuller was provided with a rigorous education by her father, which was unusual for women of her time. She became proficient in several languages and cultivated a profound understanding of literature and philosophy, which greatly influenced her later work as a critic, teacher, and social reformer. Fuller is best known for her groundbreaking book 'Woman in the Nineteenth Century' (1845), which is often credited as one of the first major feminist works in the United States. In it, she argues for the intellectual and spiritual equality of women, urging them to transcend societal expectations and assert their independence and rights. Her literary style combines transcendentalist ideals with powerful advocacy, blending a fervent quest for truth and justice with a dense and allusive prose. As a journalist, editor, and critic, Fuller also had a significant impact on American letters. Her work on 'The Dial,' a transcendentalist journal, as well as her dispatches from Europe as a foreign correspondent for the 'New-York Tribune,' helped shape the intellectual discourse of her era. Tragically, her life was cut short when she perished in a shipwreck off Fire Island, New York, along with her husband and child. Despite her premature death, Fuller's passionate writings and her role in the women's rights movement continue to resonate with and inspire feminists and scholars.