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Angelina Emily Grimké: “As a moral being, whatever it is morally wrong for her to do, it is morally wrong for him to do.”

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As a moral being, whatever it is morally wrong for her to do, it is morally wrong for him to do.
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Angelina Emily Grimké

Editor's note · Context

Grimké states that moral wrongs apply equally to both genders.

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