Frances Wright
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In the late 1820s, Wright was among the first women in America to speak publicly about politics and social reform before gatherings of both men and women. She advocated universal education, the emancipation of slaves, birth control, equal rights, sexual freedom, legal rights for married women, and liberal divorce laws. Wright was also vocal in her opposition to organized religion and capital punishment. The clergy and the press harshly criticized Wright's radical views. Her public lectures in the United States led to the establishment of Fanny Wright societies. Her association with the Working Men's Party, organized in New York City in 1829, became so intense that its opponents called the party's slate of candidates the Fanny Wright ticket.
Wright was also a writer. Her ''Views of Society and Manners in America'' (1821), a travel memoir that included observations on the political and social institutions of the United States, was very successful. She also authored ''A Plan for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery in the United States Without Danger of Loss to the Citizens of the South'' (1825). In addition, Wright co-edited ''The New Harmony and Nashoba Gazette'' with Robert Dale Owen in New Harmony, Indiana, as well as other periodicals. Provided by Wikipedia
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Published 1830
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Published 1938
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Published 1819
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Published 1819
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Published 1829
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Published 1829
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Published 1829
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Published 1829
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Published 1822
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Published 1849
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Published 1829
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Published 1829
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Published 1825
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Published 1830
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