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Angelina Emily Grimké: Now if rights are founded in the nature of our moral being, then the mere circumstance of sex does not give to man…

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Now if rights are founded in the nature of our moral being, then the mere circumstance of sex does not give to man higher rights and responsibilities, than to woman.
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Angelina Emily Grimké

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Grimké posits that moral rights are not determined by gender, suggesting equality between men and women.

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