Introducing Frances Wright

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Frances Wright: America’s Forgotten Radical

Tristra Yeager and Eleanor Rust

9 episodes

2 days ago

Explore America's past through the unexpected story of an extraordinary early 19th-century woman. Frances Wright, the reformer, writer, and activist, was an abolitionist before it was cool and feminist long before the word existed. Why was she forgotten in the standard narratives of American history? Over 8 episodes, you’ll hear what made her infamous and inspiring from scholars, history researchers, and writings by her, her friends, and her enemies. Turns out, Americans have been arguing about gender, class inequality, race, citizenship, and belonging from the very beginning of our republic.

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Introducing Frances Wright

Frances Wright: America’s Forgotten Radical

3 minutes 17 seconds

1 year ago

Introducing Frances Wright

How did America forget about Frances Wright, reformer, philosopher, writer, activist, abolitionist before it was cool, feminist long before the word existed?

Find out from scholars, history researchers, and the writings of her friends and enemies.

We’re historians who love America’s overlooked firebrands. Join Tristra Yeager and Eleanor Rust as we explore the life and time of a Forgotten American Radical on a new documentary podcast series, out late June 2024.

Frances Wright: America’s Forgotten Radical is a co-production of Newyear Media and Her Reputation for Accomplishment, written and hosted by Eleanor Rust and Tristra Yeager.

Made possible by a grant from the Working Men's Institute, New Harmony, Indiana, and by the generosity of the Efroymson Family Fund. Thanks also to the Bloomington Area Arts Council for supporting this podcast.

Music by Eleanor Dubinsky.

Editing and audio support by Josh Perez.