Read the passage below and answer the question. What woman needs is not a woman to act or rule, but as a nature to grow, as an intellect to discern, as a soul to live freely, and unimpeded to unfold such powers as were given her when we left our common home.

What theme does Fuller develop in the above passage?

the failure of the individual to connect with nature
the importance of financial success
the ability to live independently in the natural world
the failure to realize individual potential in the natural world