Jessie Ann Benton Frémont (May 31, 1824 â€" December 27, 1902) was an
American writer and political activist.Frémont's initial notability
came from her family: she was the daughter of Missouri Senator Thomas
Hart Benton and the wife of military officer, explorer and politician,
John C. Frémont. She wrote many stories that were printed in popular
magazines of the time as well as several books of historical value.
Her writings, which helped support her family during times of
financial difficulty, were memoirs of her husband's, and her own, time
in the American Westâ€"back when the West was an exotic frontier.A
great supporter of her husband, who was one of the first two Senators
of the new U.S. state of California and a Governor of the Territory of
Arizona, she was outspoken on political issues and a determined
opponent of slavery, which was excluded from the formation of
California. By maintaining a high level of political involvement
during a period that was extremely unfavorable for women, Jessie
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