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Birth of Margaret Fuller
Margaret Fuller is born as Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli -
Fuller begins a formal education.
Fuller begins formal education at Cambridge Port Private Grammar School. This school was a sort of Harvard preparation school for boys. -
Fuller's first work is published
Fuller's first work is published in the "North American Review" -
Fuller and Emerson Meet
Fuller and Emerson meet in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They later would become friends. -
Fuller's father dies of cholera
Fuller’s father dies of cholera. This event profoundly affected Fuller, especially the treatment of Fuller by her uncles. -
Fuller holds the first of her Conversations
“Fuller [holds] the first of her Conversations.” These conversations focused on “great” questions that often centered around transcendentalist topics. -
Fuller becomes the editor of "The Dial"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, the leader of the transcendentalists in the mid-19th century, offers the editorial position of his transcendentalist journal The Dial to Fuller. This role also made her, “one of the most important figures of the transcendental movement.” -
Fuller publishes "The Great Lawsuit"
Fuller publishes “The Great Lawsuit. Man versus Men. Woman versus Women.” This work, which espoused beliefs on women’s rights and transcendentalism, grew Fuller’s fame. Fuller later republished this work in the form of a book titled, "Woman in the Nineteenth Century" in 1845 -
Fuller leaves "The Dial"
Fuller leaves her position as editor of "The Dial" and becomes a literary critic for the "New York Tribune." She continues to espouse transcendentalist beliefs. -
Death of Margaret Fuller
Fuller and her family die due to shipwreck off the coast of New York.