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Angelina Emily Grimké: I know that this work is deemed beneath the dignity of man; but how great the error!

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I know that this work is deemed beneath the dignity of man; but how great the error!
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Angelina Emily Grimké

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Grimké challenges the notion that teaching children is beneath men's dignity, asserting its importance.

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