Transcendentalism · English Literature

Margaret Fuller’s major work 'Woman in the Nineteenth Century' is considered a landmark text in the history of:

  1. Nature poetry
  2. American feminism
  3. Educational reform
  4. Abolitionism
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Correct answer: American feminism

Fuller applied Transcendentalist ideas of self-reliance and spiritual equality to the status of women. She argued that women must be allowed to develop their intellectual and spiritual potential without restriction.

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