Margaret Fuller On The Inequalities In Society Margaret Fuller is well remembered for being a literary critic, journalist, and esteemed writer on several topics that were deemed 'controversial' at the time. Fuller's works paved the way for several other feminist writers, and hold weight even in today's modern society. As well as being an outspoken feminist, advocating for the equal treatment of men and women, Fuller argued for several other freedoms as well. She was a strong abolitionist and later in life spoke out for the revolutions that were occurring against the Italian government. Fuller saw the inequalities in our society and set out to fix them in the way she knew best; by writing. One of her greatest works was The Great Lawsuit, which delved deeply into the topic of feminism and the errors that our society had committed. Fourth of July, which brought to light how far America had strayed from the path it had been set upon by the founding fathers, was another one of her more esteemed works. Fuller also wrote Review of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, which tied together her interest in both feminism and abolitionism. Things and Thoughts in Europe, Letter…show more content… She wrote Review of Narrative of Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, which was a critic's review of the autobiography. In it she credits Douglass for taking such a huge risk in releasing the names and places of where he was. In Fuller's time, power was held in fighting, ruling, money, and writing. Since women could not fight, rule, or own property, and many of those same rules applied to people of color as well, minorities such as Fuller and Douglass found their power in writing. Fuller says this about Douglass' book, "It is an excellent piece of writing, and on that score to be prized as a specimen of the powers of the Black Race, which Prejudice persists in disputing" (Fuller, FD
