 Wright's early writing career included her book, "Few Days in Athens" (1822), which was a defense of the philosophy of Epicurus, written before the age of eighteen.Wright's "Views of Society and Manners in America" (1821), a memoir of her first visit to the United States, enthusiastically supported the country's democratic institutions.This book provides early descriptions of American life that preceded later works such as Alexis De Tocqueville's "Democracy in America" (1835 and 1840) and Harriet Martineau's "Society in America" (1837).