Fanny

 

This is the first time that I've heard of Frances Wright which is unfortunate because she is a hero that should be paid tribute to in American history. Fanny is an exemplary American; an abolitionist, entrepreneur and free thinker. She lived the American dream by coming to the States from Scotland as an orphan and eventually becoming an influential and popular figure in American society. She became known through her written work for the press, concentrated in solutions for creating a slave-free society. Wright also participated in the establishment of a "utopian" community. Wright didn't believe in organized religion, still a controversial subject.

Walt Whitman was a fan of Fanny's work. He called Wrights novel A Few Days in Athens his "daily food". The novel is a translation if a Greek work about a young man, Theon.

All in all, Wright was an influential woman who challenged common ideology and proposed radical and transcendental ideas for the transformation of society.