Suzanne La Follette

Born in 1893, Suzanne La Follette was an American author, journalist, and editor whose work ranged from social criticism to political commentary. Her early books included Concerning Women (1926) and Art in America (1929), and her writing was noted for taking women’s independence and intellectual life seriously at a time when that was far from common.

She later became closely associated with the libertarian and individualist tradition. La Follette worked in journalism and editing, including at The Freeman, and wrote on subjects such as liberty, culture, and public life in a clear, argumentative style that helped bring those ideas to a wider audience.

Across her long career, she remained an engaged public thinker rather than a purely academic one. She died in 1983, leaving behind work that still stands out for its combination of social insight, skepticism of convention, and commitment to individual freedom.