When the true history of the anti-slavery cause shall be written, woman will occupy a large space in its pages; for the cause of the slave has been peculiarly woman’s cause.
In his autobiography, Douglass asserts the central and unique role women played in the anti-slavery movement.
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The anti-slavery platform had performed its work, and my voice was no longer needed.
The sentiment that brings us here to-day is one of the noblest that can stir and thrill the human heart.