Edward Bellamy

Edward Bellamy was an American author and socialist who wrote the book Looking Backward in 1888. In it, he wrote about a future in which people lived together in a utopian society where everyone was equal and worked together to satisfy their collective needs. In this society, factories produced goods for the people and the government provided for everyone's basic needs. This idea of socialism was very influential and sparked a lot of discussion and debate about how society should be structured. Bellamy's ideas were so popular that they inspired some people to start political and social movements based on his beliefs.