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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 .

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Jessie-Ann-BentonJessie Ann Benton Frémont | 19th Century Explorer, Writer ...

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   Apr 24, 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. Jessie Benton was the daughter of Senator Thomas ...

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4. www.theatlantic.com › ideas › archiveThe Remarkable Life of Jessie Benton Frémont - The Atlantic

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   Jan 12, 2020 · January 12, 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 ...

5. www.cohof.org › biographies › 4wjdcel0v93873fhrov3JESSIE BENTON FRÉMONT — California Outdoors Hall of Fame

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   Jan 22, 2022 · Yosemite National Park, indeed the entire National Park System, might not exist today were it not for the influence of Jessie Benton Frémont. She used her influence with President Abraham Lincoln to convince him to protect Yosemite in 1864, the first public land on Earth to be preserved for public enjoyment.

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   Who was Jessie Benton Frémont?

   • 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 crowds, mocked by critics, held up as a symbol of what was right and wrong with America.

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   Where can I find the letters of Jessie Benton Fremont?

   • The Letters of Jessie Benton Fremont. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois, 1993. The Frémont Papers, which include the letters and autobiographical writings by Jessie Frémont, are in the Bancroft Library, University of California, and in the Southwestern Museum in Los Angeles.

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   Was Jessie Benton Frémont a better man?

   • “I thought as many others did,” said one of their critics, “that Jessie Benton Frémont was the better man of the two.” Jessie, the daughter of Senator Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri, grew up aspiring to fill roles that were restricted to men. Her father, who had been hoping for a son, gave her a variation of his own father’s name.

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   Where did Jessie Frémont live after her husband died?

   • Jessie Frémont spent her final years in Los Angeles, California, where, after her husband's death, she lived with her daughter in a house presented to her by the women of the city. She continued to write until two years before her death, at age 78, in 1902. James, Edward T., ed. Notable American Women.

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7. www.nps.gov › people › jessiebentonfremontJessie Benton Frémont: Anti-Slavery Advocacy at Black Point

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   In 1860 it was the home of Jessie Benton Frémont who hosted an abolitionist salon. Jessie Benton Frémont moved to a house on Black Point on the eve of the Civil War. As the daughter of a prominent anti-slavery senator from Missouri, Jessie was raised in the thick of political life in Washington, D.C. Their home was filled with “salons ...

8. www.encyclopedia.com › women › encyclopediasFrémont, Jessie Benton (1824–1902) | Encyclopedia.com

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   Frémont, Jessie Benton (1824–1902) American writer and wife of explorer John C. Frémont who chronicled the American scene during the 19th century. Name variations: Jessie B. Fremont. Born Jessie Ann Benton on May 31, 1824, near Lexington, Virginia; died on December 27, 1902, in Los Angeles, California; second of four daughters and five ...

9. www.mrlincolnswhitehouse.orgNotable Visitors: Jessie Benton Frémont (1824-1902)

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   Jessie Benton Frémont was the wife of Major General John C. Frémont and the daughter of former Senator Thomas Hart Benton. She received a practical education in politics as well as a first-rate schooling for a young woman of her time. At 17, she defied her parents to marry Frémont, who in 1856 became the new Republican Party’s first ...