About
Margaret Fuller, born Sarah Margaret Fuller in 1810 in Cambridgeport, Massachusetts, was a leading American intellectual of the Transcendentalist movement. As editor of The Dial, she organized 'Conversations' for women in Boston, foreshadowing feminist studies. Her essay Woman in the Nineteenth Century (1845) is considered the first major feminist work in the United States. A literary critic for the New-York Tribune, she became the first American female foreign correspondent, covering the Italian Revolution of 1848. She died in a shipwreck off Fire Island in 1850.
* 1810-05-23 — † 1850-07-19
Major works
- Woman in the Nineteenth Century (1845)essay
- Summer on the Lakes, in 1843 (1844)travelogue
- The Great Lawsuit (1843)essay
Key milestones
- 1839Begins her 'Conversations' for women in Boston.
- 1844Becomes the first female literary critic at the New-York Tribune.
- 1848Covers the Italian Revolution in Rome, first female war correspondent.
Themes
FeminismTranscendentalismNative American rightsSocial reformItalian Revolution
Sources: britannica.com · nps.gov