George Ripley's wife Sophia, who had written an outspoken feminist essay for The Dial on "Woman" before moving to Brook Farm, was very educated and was able to teach history and foreign languages at the farm.
George Ripleys fru Sophia, som hade skrivit en feministisk essä för The Dial innan hon flyttade till Brook Farm, var högutbildad och kunde undervisa i historia och utländska språk i kollektivet.