Woman in the Nineteenth Century
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Woman in the Nineteenth Century is an 1845 book by Margaret Fuller that is considered a foundational feminist text advocating for women’s intellectual, social, and political equality.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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feminist text → non-fiction book → |
| advocatesFor |
legal reforms for women
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women's access to education → women's political participation → women's right to work → |
| arguesAgainst |
legal subordination of women
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patriarchy → restrictive gender roles → |
| author |
Margaret Fuller
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| basedOn |
“The Great Lawsuit: Man versus Men, Woman versus Women”
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| genre |
feminist literature
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philosophical essay → social criticism → |
| hasForm |
prose
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| historicalSignificance |
foundational work of American feminism
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one of the earliest major feminist treatises in the United States → |
| influenced |
American women's suffrage movement
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton → Susan B. Anthony → |
| influencedBy |
German idealism
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Ralph Waldo Emerson → transcendentalist philosophy → |
| keyConcept |
individual development
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self-culture → spiritual equality of the sexes → |
| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
feminism
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gender equality → intellectual equality → political equality → social equality → women's rights → |
| movement |
American transcendentalism
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first-wave feminism → |
| notableFor |
blend of philosophical, literary, and political argument
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early call for full equality between men and women → |
| originallyPublishedIn |
The Dial
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| period |
19th-century American literature
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| placeOfPublication |
New York City
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| publicationType |
expanded essay
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| publicationYear |
1845
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| publisher |
Greeley & McElrath
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| timePeriodCovered |
19th century
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Referenced by (2)
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Transcendentalism
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associatedWork |
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Margaret Fuller
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notableWork |