2. What is Transcendentalism? Transcendentalism is an American literary, political, and philosophical movement of the early nineteenth century, centered around Ralph Waldo Emerson.
3. Transcendentalism’s Chief Characteristics praises individual worth over society contempt for attachment to social customs and habits believe in living in harmony with nature great dignity in manual labor relationship with God should be personal revolutionary thoughts and ideas rejection of customs, especially traditional european ones
12. The Movement Transcendentalists role in abolition and women’s rights movements: The Transcendentalists found themselves increasingly involved in abolition of slavery. Wrote many pieces of work to show their commitment to the Women’s Rights movement. Women transcendentalists include Margaret Fuller and Elizabeth Palmer Peabody.
