An analysis of Margaret Fuller's Women in the nineteenth Century in its Histoircal and Cultural context

摘要

The aim of this dissertation is to analyze the situation of women in the nineteenth century in the United States of America by analyzing Margaret Fuller's Woman in the Nineteenth Century. Firstly, the readers will find a summary about the historical framework of that period. It highlights two important facts such as the American Revolution and the American Civil War, and the consequences they brought to the society. Afterwards, they will find an analysis of feminism in the XIX century that emphasizes the situation of women and the goals they achieved. Subsequently, there is an introduction about Fuller's life and work as well as an analysis of the previously-mentioned work that highlights the main ideas that the author had about different aspects of the society that concerned the woman in different fields as work, economy or home, amongst others.