Author : Margaret Fuller
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (68 download)
Book Synopsis Woman in the Nineteenth Century (Illustrated) by : Margaret Fuller
Download or read book Woman in the Nineteenth Century (Illustrated) written by Margaret Fuller and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-11-08 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The basis for Fuller's essay is the idea that man will rightfully inherit the earth when he becomes an elevated being, understanding of divine love. There have been periods in time when the world was more awake to this love, but people are sleeping now; however, everyone has the power to become enlightened. Man cannot now find perfection because he is still burdened with selfish desires, but Fuller is optimistic and says that we are on the verge of a new awakening. She claims that in the past man, like Orpheus for Eurydice, has always called out for woman, but soon will come the time when women will call for men, when they will be equals and share a mortgage.According to Fuller, America has been hindered from reaching equality because it inherited depravity from Europe, hence its treatment of Native and African Americans. Fuller quotes the ancient Medes on how all people are equal and bound to each other; those who infringe on others' rights are condemned, but the biggest sin is hypocrisy. Man needs to practice divine love as well as feel it. Among those who practice it are the abolitionists because they act on their love of humanity; many women are part of this group.