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Jessie Ann Benton Frémont (May 31, 1824 – December 27, 1902) was an American writer and political activist. She was the daughter of Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton and the wife of military officer, explorer, and politician John C. Frémont.
24 de abr. de 2024 · Jessie Ann Benton Frémont (born May 31, 1824, near Lexington, Va., U.S.—died Dec. 27, 1902, Los Angeles, Calif.) was an American writer whose literary career arose largely from her writings in connection with her husband’s career and adventures and from the eventful life she led with him.
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12 de jan. de 2020 · Jessie Benton Frémont was a predecessor of the modern political spouse. More than a century and a half ago, she walked into the center of a bitter presidential campaign—cheered by...
The wife of the adventurer and army officer John Charles Frémont and the daughter of a Missouri senator, Jessie Benton Frémont defied nineteenth-century gender norms.
Learn about Jessie Benton Frémont, a prominent abolitionist who hosted a salon at her home on Black Point in San Francisco during the Civil War. Discover how she and her husband John C. Frémont, a former senator and presidential candidate, fought for the Union and the end of slavery in California.
Jessie Benton Frémont spent her life in the public eye—as the daughter of Missouri senator Thomas Hart Benton, as the wife of noted explorer John C. Frémont, and later as a popular author.
John and Jessie Fremont. Jessie Benton Frémont was the daughter of powerful Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton, raised in St. Louis and Washington, D.C. Her husband John C. Frémont became a hero known as the “Pathfinder to the West,” but he found it difficult to write about his expeditions.
