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Frances ”Fanny” Wright 1795-1852

The Early Days

Frances “Fanny” Wright was born in 1795 in Dundee, Scotland. She moved to the United States in 1818.

Fanny supported the abolition of

slavery. She also defended equal rights for women and the replacement of legal marriage by a union based on moral obligation.

In 1825, Fanny bought 2000 acres in Tennessee which she called the Nashoba commune. She bought slaves and then freed them to live at Nashoba. (Pictured at left)

Who is Fanny?

Reasons for change

1600-1700’s ◦ Women had no equal rights. ◦ “Women had no say in politics,

legal issues, government, or anything else men felt women should not be involved”

◦ Women could not get divorced.

1800’s◦ Religious restrictions◦ Societal effects of birth control◦ Women in Wyoming were the

first to vote in 1869.

• 1900’s• It took until 1920 for all states to

allow women to vote.

MARRIAGE

Birth control

RELIGIOUS

The Ugly Truth

1821◦ Views of Society and

Manners in America

1825◦ A Plan for the Gradual

Abolition of Slavery in the United States Without Danger of Loss to the Citizens of the South

1829-1836◦ Her Course of Popular

Lectures (1829 and 1836) attacked religion, church influence in politics, and authoritarian education.

Writings

Women’s Suffrage

WOMEN’S SUFFRAGEWomen demand the

right to vote. Equal rights for

women!Susan B. Anthony

gets arrestedDress Code changesComedy/cartoons

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HER Qualities

Mother/WifeWriter FeministAbolitionistUtopianEmotional strength

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Women Personalities Mother Teressa

Angel of mercy

Unfathomable work for poor / children / women & and so on…

Oprah Winfrey

Best known for her self-titled multi-award winning talk show

American Media personality.

Academy award nominated actress.

Hillary Clinton

Leader to date in famous women politicians

Secretary of State for the United States of America 2009-Present

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Future of Women

Women’s Organizations National Organization of

Women (NOW) Health & Female welfare

Equal Rights Advocates (ERA)

And many more. Check you local area or Google women’s organizations.

THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT!!!

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References

Emancipation proclamation. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/185468/Emancipation-Proclamation

Frances wright. (2012). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/649474/Frances-Wright

Frances wright. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.womenspeecharchive.org/

women/profile/index.cfm?ProfileID=105

Fanny wright. (2002). Retrieved from http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/REwright.htm

Mejia, L. (2011). "the cause of human improvement": Frances wright and the nashoba community. Retrieved from http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~lxm8207/FannyWright.html