Mabel Dodge Luhan, An American Artist, Writer, And Social...

Mabel Dodge Luhan was an American artist, writer, and social activist, who helped make New Mexico the center of arts and culture that it is today, as well as help inspire the modern art movement, and spread the progressive/free-thought movement. In the enormous collection of literature attributed to her, Mabel admitted to having neurotic and sociopathic tendencies; she was a hypocrite, believed power and authority gave her life meaning, and acted out of emotion in most life situations. Although she admitted to being a person of questionable character, she was seen as a kind, compassionate, honorable, and intelligent woman, by her friends, colleagues, and lovers: Mabel was indeed a revolutionary. Born in Buffalo, New York, on February 26, 1879 to Sarah Cook and Charles Ganson, two members of America’s wealthy upper-class, Mabel had a privileged life. At this time, the United States was a growing world power, and its rate of industrialization persuaded many American’s tha t their Western, Anglo morals were superior to that of other cultures. Her parents were like those Americans who focused on the growing industrialization of America and upkeep of American ideals. Mabel was raised to be a â€Å"proper† lady, to wed, and be a good wife and mother, she received little attention from her parents, who substituted love for power, and she was raised primarily by their servants. Mabel grew rebellious of her parents and the ideology of the growing industrialized America, her rebellious