Wright,Frances

Wright,Frances
Wright (rīt), Frances. Known as “Fanny.” 1795-1852.
Scottish-born American reformer who lectured nationwide on women's rights, birth control, and public education and wrote Views of Society and Manners in America (1823).

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  • Wright, Frances — known as Fanny Wright born Sept. 6, 1795, Dundee, Angus, Scot. died Dec. 13, 1852, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Scottish born American social reformer. After travels in the U.S., she published Views of Society and Manners in America (1821), which was… …   Universalium

  • Wright, Frances — llamada Fanny Wright (6 sep. 1795, Dundee, Angus, Escocia–13 dic. 1852, Cincinnati, Ohio, EE.UU.). Reformadora social estadounidense nacida en Escocia. Luego de viajar por EE.UU. publicó Views of Society and Manners in America [Visiones de la… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Frances Wright — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Frances Wright Frances Wright, 1825 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Wright — Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright, Richard Wright, Wilbur * * * (as used in expressions) Forrester, Jay Wright Mills, C(harles) Wright Archibald Lee Wright Thomas Wright Waller Wright, Frances Fanny Wright Wright, Frank Lloyd …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Wright — /ruyt/, n. 1. Charles, born 1935, U.S. poet. 2. Frances or Fanny, 1795 1852, U.S. abolitionist and social reformer, born in Scotland. 3. Frank Lloyd, 1867 1959, U.S. architect. 4. James, 1927 80, U.S. poet and translator. 5 …   Universalium

  • wright — /ruyt/, n. a worker, esp. a constructive worker (used chiefly in combination): a wheelwright; a playwright. [bef. 900; ME; OE wryhta, metathetic var. of WYRHTA worker; akin to WORK] * * * (as used in expressions) Forrester Jay Wright Mills… …   Universalium

  • Francés — ► adjetivo 1 De Francia, país del oeste europeo. ► sustantivo 2 Persona natural de este país. ► sustantivo masculino 3 LINGÜÍSTICA Lengua románica de la familia indoeuropea hablada en Francia, Luxemburgo, Mónaco, una parte de Bélgica y Suiza, y… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Frances — /fran sis/, n. a female given name: derived from Francis. * * * (as used in expressions) Frances Margaret Anderson Burnett Frances Eliza Hodgson Frances Burney Cabrini Saint Frances Xavier Lady Diana Frances Spencer Dove Rita Frances Frances Gumm …   Universalium

  • Frances Wright — um 1825 Frances Wright, auch Fanny Wright genannt (* 6. September 1795 in Dundee, Schottland; † 13. Dezember 1852 in Cincinnati, Ohio), war eine zu ihrer Zeit bekannte Sozialreformerin und eine der frühsten und unerschrockensten… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Frances Wright — (September 6 1795 ndash; December 131852) also widely known as Fanny Wright, was a Scottish born lecturer, writer, freethinker, feminist, abolitionist, and social reformer, who became a U. S. citizen in 1825.She was born the daughter of James… …   Wikipedia

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