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