# The Mother of Libertarianism: Rose Wilder Lane

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/portraits-of-liberty/the-mother-of-libertarianism-rose-wilder-lane>

**By** Paul Meany

**Published:** December 3, 2020

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Rose Wilder belongs to a group known as the Mothers of Libertarianism along with Ayn Rand and Isabel Paterson.

## Summary:

At its lowest point in the early 20th-century, classical liberal ideas were in full retreat with the advent of extensive state interference in the economy. Rose Wilder Lane reignited a passion for liberal ideas in her numerous columns alongside her masterwork, The Discovery of Freedom.

## Music Attributions:

Blue Paint by Kevin MacLeod

Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3450-blue-paint](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3450-blue-paint)

License: [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Village Dawn by Kevin MacLeod

Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4586-village-dawn](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4586-village-dawn)

License: [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Pennsylvania Rose by Kevin MacLeod

Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4201-pennsylvania-rose](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4201-pennsylvania-rose)

License: [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Rites by Kevin MacLeod

Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4292-rites](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4292-rites)

License: [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

White by Kevin MacLeod

Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4626-white](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4626-white)

License: [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Plaint by Kevin MacLeod

Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4224-plaint](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4224-plaint)

License: [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Overture by Kevin MacLeod

Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4188-overture](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4188-overture)

License: [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

SCP-x5x (Outer Thoughts) by Kevin MacLeod

Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/6735-scp-x5x-outer-thoughts-](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/6735-scp-x5x-outer-thoughts-)

License: [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

A Little Faith by Kevin MacLeod

Link: [https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3332-a-little-faith](https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3332-a-little-faith)

License: [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)