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Frances Wright: America’s Forgotten Radical

De: Tristra Yeager and Eleanor Rust
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  • 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.
    Tristra Yeager and Eleanor Rust
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  • Why Utopian Experiments Matter

    Why Utopian Experiments Matter
    Jul 17 2024

    Frances Wright imagined a community system that would accomplish the seemingly impossible, and she was a product of her times in this. Communities like the one Wright tried to establish at Nashoba were all the rage in the early 19th century. What did Frances Wright learn from the Harmony Society and Robert Owen’s New Harmony in Indiana? What did Wright learn from her friend and supporter George Flower’s earlier experiences in Illinois? How do these communities fit into the history of American life, if we stop labeling them as quirky anomalies or foolish disasters? As we face our own, remarkably similar economic age, informed by radical new technologies (in her day the industrial revolution, in ours a digital revolution) that reshaped economic relationships, what can we learn from attempts like Nashoba and New Harmony?

    Our expert guests this week are Silvia Rode (University of Southern Indiana) and Caroline Kisiel (DePaul University).

    This is a podcast about Frances Wright, reformer, philosopher, writer, activist, abolitionist before it was cool. Feminist long before the word existed.

    Want to go deeper? Find shownotes with links to resources and rabbit holes here on our substack site⁠. There’s even more to read on our Bookshop.org lists here!

    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.

    Frances Wright is voiced by Emily McGee. Music by Eleanor Dubinsky. Editing and audio support by Josh Perez.
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    50 m
  • Writing While Female: How Women Wrote in Wright’s Time

    Writing While Female: How Women Wrote in Wright’s Time
    Jul 3 2024
    It’s easy to forget the limitations put on women’s basic intellectual development in Wright’s era, and how women experienced these limits. How did women write and speak publicly when this was very much discouraged—yet often practiced? Reflecting on educational literature of Wright’s time that articulated limited ambitions for girl’s intellects, how did real women navigate the tensions, contradictions, and hidden opportunities of these limitations? Our expert guest this week is Etta Madden, emerita professor at Missouri State University. This is a podcast about Frances Wright, reformer, philosopher, writer, activist, abolitionist before it was cool. Feminist long before the word existed. Want to go deeper? Find shownotes with links to resources and rabbit holes here on our substack site⁠. There’s even more to read on our Bookshop.org lists here! 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. The Marquis De Lafayette was voiced by Paul Catanu and Walt Whitman by Ian Yeager. Music by Eleanor Dubinsky. Editing and audio support by Josh Perez.
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    40 m
  • Frances Who?

    Frances Who?
    Jun 19 2024

    If you visit Frances Wright’s grave in Cincinnati's gracious Spring Grove cemetery, you’d never know that Wright set the tone for an era. Even in a decade filled with mavericks and firebrands, she broke boundaries unlike anyone else and inspired some of the most powerful political and literary figures of her times. Feminist, abolitionist, and one of the first female newspaper editors in the US, she advocated for everything from interracial relationships to women’s rights to new economic relations. Why doesn’t anyone talk about her?

    This is a podcast about Frances Wright, reformer, philosopher, writer, activist, abolitionist before it was cool. Feminist long before the word existed.

    Want to go deeper? Find shownotes with links to resources and rabbit holes here on our substack site⁠. There’s even more to read on our Bookshop.org lists here!

    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.

    Frances Wright was given voice by Emily McGee. Music by Eleanor Dubinsky. Editing and audio support by Josh Perez.
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    34 m
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