MARGARET FULLER

John Matteson, The Lives of Margaret Fuller: A Biography (New York & London: W. W. North, 2012) (From the bookjacket: "Margaret Fuller (1910-1850) was perhaps the most talented--and the most provocative woman of her generation. . . . " "At a time when higher education was denied to almost all women, Fuller answered her father's challenge to become arguably the most learned person, male or female, in America. Brilliant and brash, idealistic and adventurous, she rose to prominence as the leasing woman in the transcendentalist movement." Also see Mary Beth Norton, "Woman of the World," NYT Book Review, Sunday, 1/22/2012.).