Ossoli

Ossoli is a surname of Italian origin. In English-language writing it is most widely recognized as the married name of Margaret Fuller, the 19th‑century American journalist, critic, translator, and advocate of women’s rights, who became Margaret Fuller Ossoli after marrying the Italian nobleman Giovanni Angelo Ossoli.

Margaret Fuller Ossoli (1810–1850) is best known for Woman in the Nineteenth Century (1845), a landmark work in feminist thought. She was a prominent figure in Transcendentalist circles in the United States and later spent time in Italy with her husband. Her writings, correspondence, and translations contributed to debates on gender, education, and civic life.

Ossoli as a surname is of Italian origin and appears in historical and genealogical records. Beyond references to Fuller Ossoli, the name does not have widely known associations in contemporary usage, and there is no major geographic entity commonly known by the name Ossoli.