Frances Wright was a radical woman(and I mean that in every sense of the word). Hailing from Scotland and visiting America in her youth she was a very outspoken young woman, believing in equal rights for women, sexual freedom for women, emancipation of slaves, free education and various other things. She was an author, writing both books and editorials in her own newspaper. Her works made her very popular in the literary world as well as the activist world.
Of course Walt would take interest in Fanny and find inspiration in her words. She was outspoken just as he was and their political views seem to be quite similar. Their views on slavery are similar as well, though Fanny seems more radical in her views on matters than Walt does. Her writings (from the snippets that I've read online) seem to be more direct than Walt's as well. Walt seems to tell more of a story with his words, depicting his issue in a poetic vision, whit Wright is a lot more straightforward in her word usage.
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