Who was the prominent female Transcendentalist and editor of 'The Dial' who wrote 'Woman in the Nineteenth Century'?
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Correct answer: Margaret Fuller
Fuller was a key member of the Transcendentalist circle and a pioneering feminist. Her work applied the Transcendentalist belief in individual potential to women, arguing for their right to intellectual and spiritual independence.
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