http://wknofm.org en http://wknofm.org/post/frances-wright <p>Scottish by birth, Frances Wright earned her reputation as a reformer in the United States. &nbsp;She was an early champion of women's rights, democracy, the working class, and abolition. &nbsp;</p><p>Wright believed slaves had to be prepared to live as free people, so, in October of 1825, she purchased a few slaves and some land in the present Germantown area, establishing the Neshoba Plantation.</p> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:45:00 +0000 Justin Willingham 3235 at http://wknofm.org Frances Wright