Margaret Fuller

@Media Personalities, Family and Facts ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Margaret Fuller was an American writer, journalist and literary critic Massachusetts Feminists American Women's Rights Activists Media Personalities Journalists Writers Gemini Celebrities One of the first feminists to emerge in the United States of America, Margaret Fuller was a highly influential and sought-after women’s rights activist of the 19th century. One of the first women to be allowed to use the Harvard College library, Fuller was widely respected and recognised as the ‘best-read’ person in New England. Margaret Fuller initially worked as a teacher before she went on to become the editor of ‘The Dial’, a transcendentalist journal. She also became one of the first female editor and female foreign correspondents of the esteemed American newspaper, the ‘New-York Tribune’. As a foreign correspondent, she produced a total of over 37 reports in a span of four years for the ‘New-York Tribune’. Perhaps one of the most recognised and famous personalities of her generation, Fuller was known for her quick temper, outspoken nature, quick-wittedness and adventurous nature. She was a major leading figure in the transcendentalist movement and a celebrated writer, literary critic, book reviewer and a hearty social critic. Her seminal publication, ‘Woman in the Nineteenth Century’, is regarded as one of the first works on feminism in the U.S. To learn more interesting and intriguing facts about her childhood, personal life and professional achievements in the field of journalism and feminism, scroll down and continue to read this biography.

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Birthday: May 23, 1810 Died on: July 19, 1850 Nationality: American Famous: Feminists, Women's Rights Activists, Media Personalities, Journalists, Writers City/State: Massachusetts Spouses: Giovanni Angelo Ossoli Siblings: Arthur Buckminster Fuller Information Detail Birthday May 23, 1810 Died on July 19, 1850 Nationality American Famous Feminists, Women's Rights Activists, Media Personalities, Journalists, Writers City/State Massachusetts Spouses Giovanni Angelo Ossoli Siblings Arthur Buckminster Fuller Known as Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli Childrens Angelo Eugene Philip Ossoli Universities Port School in Cambridgeport Boston Lyceum for Young Ladies Cause of death Accident Birth Place Cambridgeport, Massachusetts, U.S Gender Female Father Timothy Fuller Mother Margaret Crane Fuller Sun Sign Gemini Born in Cambridgeport, Massachusetts, U.S Died at Age 40

Cambridgeport, Massachusetts, U.S

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Around 1846, she was introduced to Giovanni Angelo Ossoli, an Italian revolutionary and marquis. She later lived with him in Florence, Italy and though there is no evidence that they were married, they had a child together. Unsplash Personal Life

She died at the age of 40 in a shipwreck around the Fire Island, New York. Her body was not recovered from the site. Unsplash Personal Life

Sarah Margaret Fuller was born to Timothy Fuller and Margaret Crane Fuller in Cambridgeport, Massachusetts. By the time she turned three, her father began teaching her to read and write. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Her father gave her an education similar to what boys received during that time. She attended several schools and became well versed in German, Italian, and Latin. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In 1819, she was enrolled in the Port School in Cambridgeport and later she went on to attend the Boston Lyceum for Young Ladies. She also attended the School for Young Ladies in Groton. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

In November 1834, her first piece of writing, which was a riposte to historian George Bancroft, was published in ‘The North American Review’, which was one of the first literary magazines of the U.S.A. Unsplash Career

In June 1835, she authored one of her first literary reviews for the periodical, ‘Western Messenger’. She wrote critical reviews on the biographies of renowned personalities George Crabbe and Hannah More. Unsplash Career

In 1835, her father died—this was an incident that deeply affected her and caused great financial crisis in her family. In order to provide for her family, she took up a teaching job at the Bronson Alcott's Temple School. Unsplash Career

In April 1837, she was appointed to teach under journalist and educator, Hiram Fuller, at the Greene Street School, Rhode Island. She was given a very high salary of $1000 annually. Unsplash Career

In 1839, she met a group of women in Boston, with whom she engaged in discussions on topics like literature, history, fine arts and the need for education. Women involved in the women’s right movement also attended these gatherings. Unsplash Career

Published in the year 1845, her book ‘Woman in the Nineteenth Century’ is regarded one of the first works on feminism in the U.S. The book is regarded as one among the most significant documents on feminism. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	May 23, 1810
Died on	July 19, 1850
Nationality	American
Famous	Feminists, Women's Rights Activists, Media Personalities, Journalists, Writers
City/State	Massachusetts
Spouses	Giovanni Angelo Ossoli
Siblings	Arthur Buckminster Fuller
Known as	Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli
Childrens	Angelo Eugene Philip Ossoli
Universities	Port School in Cambridgeport Boston Lyceum for Young Ladies
Cause of death	Accident
Birth Place	Cambridgeport, Massachusetts, U.S
Gender	Female
Father	Timothy Fuller
Mother	Margaret Crane Fuller
Sun Sign	Gemini
Born in	Cambridgeport, Massachusetts, U.S
Died at Age	40

Margaret Fuller

American

May 23, 1810

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Cambridgeport, Massachusetts, U.S