The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/D'Arusmont, Madame Frances

D'ARUSMONT, dä-rüs-môṅ, Madame Frances (maiden name ), American philanthropist and author: b. Dundee, Scotland, 6 Sept. 1795; d. Cincinnati, Ohio. She married M. d'Arusmont in 1838, but the marriage was not a congenial one and her later years were spent in the United States. She lectured extensively on social, religious and political questions. Among her works are &lsquo;Views on Society and Manners in America&rsquo;; &lsquo;Altorf,&rsquo; a tragedy (1819); &lsquo;Lectures on Free Inquiry&rsquo; (1836).