jan 1, 1830 - Transcendentalism

Description:

A philosophy defined by three key characteristics: individualism, idealism, and the divinity of nature.

Transcendentalism would inspire the feminist movement in the 1840's, encouraging women to push for suffrage and equality.

Margaret Fuller, a transcendentalist and a feminist, "believed in social reform from women's rights to the prison system." She felt that education for women would allow them to become independent and expose them to more views than just republican motherhood and cult of domesticity.

Added to timeline:

Date: