Jessie Benton Frémont

Jessie Ann Benton Frémont (May 31, 1824 – December 27, 1902) was an American writer and political activist. She was the daughter of Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton and the wife of military officer, explorer, and politician John C. Frémont. She wrote stories for popular magazines and several books. Her writings, which helped sustain her family during financial hardship, primarily focused on memoirs of her experiences in the American West.

She was a staunch supporter of her husband, who served as one of the first two U.S. Senators representing California and as governor of the Territory of Arizona. She was outspoken on political matters and was an opponent of slavery, which was never implemented in California after the Union won the American Civil War.