Artist/Maker Henry Inman (American, 1801 – 1846)

Frances Wright (1795–1852)

1824

Oil on canvas

Overall: 16 5/8 x 12 3/4 in. ( 42.2 x 32.4 cm )

Purchase, Abbott-Lenox Fund, Foster-Jarvis Fund, and the James S. Cushman Bequest

1955.263

A native of Scotland, the subject was orphaned as a child and raised in London. She came to America in 1818 with her sister, Camilla, and for two years toured the country. The result was a book, "Views of Society and Manners in America" (1821). In 1829 she settled permanently in New York. She became famous for her radical ideas on which she frequently lectured; she advocated equal rights for women, birth control, the abolition of slavery and capital punishment, and equalization of wealth.

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