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Angelina Emily Grimké: “Woman was the first transgressor, and the first victim of power.”

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Woman was the first transgressor, and the first victim of power.
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Angelina Emily Grimké

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Grimké points out the historical role of women as both transgressors and victims of power dynamics.

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