Published in Ceplair, Larry (1989), The Public Years of Sarah and Angelina Grimk: Selected Writings, 1835-1839, page: 25-6, publisher: Columbia University Press, ISBN: 978-0-231-06801-7, as quoted in Sarah Grimke, retrieved: 4 January 2019
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But I ask no favors for my sex. I surrender not our claim to equality. All I ask of our brethren is, that they will take their feet from off our necks, and permit us to stand upright …
— Angelina Grimké
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "But I ask no favors for my sex. I surrender not our claim to equality. All I ask of our brethren is, that they will take their feet from off our necks, and permit us to stand upright …" in the context of "Published in Ceplair, Larry (1989), The Public Years of Sarah and Angelina Grimk: Selected Writings, 1835-1839, page: 25-6, publisher: Columbia University Press, ISBN: 978-0-231-06801-7, as quoted in Sarah Grimke, retrieved: 4 January 2019" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Angelina Grimké
Angelina Emily Grimké Weld (February 21, 1805 – October 26, 1879) was an American political activist, women's rights advocate, supporter of the women's suffrage movement, and besides her sister, Sarah Moore Grimké, the only known white Southern woman to be a part of the abolition movement. Her partner was the abolitionist Theodore Dwight Weld.
About Angelina Grimké
Angelina Emily Grimké Weld (February 21, 1805 – October 26, 1879) was an American political activist, women's rights advocate, supporter of the women's suffrage movement, and besides her sister, Sarah Moore Grimké, the only known white Southern woman to be a part of the abolition movement. Her partner was the abolitionist Theodore Dwight Weld.
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