I see them even standing on Mount Calvary, around his cross, in the most exposed situation; but He never rebuked them; He never told them it was unbecoming their sphere in life to mingle in the crowds which followed his footsteps.
Grimké highlights the presence of women at significant moments in history, such as at the crucifixion, to argue for their active role in society.
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My hope is, that men who denounce now, will at length reason.
The fact is, we need no excuse for not going to the South, so long as the North is as deeply involved in the guilt of slavery as she is, and as blind to her duty.
How long she will stand by like the persecutor Saul, consenting unto the death of Stephen, and keeping the raiment of them that slew him.
I have become a convert to political, and I trust, also, to Christian Freedom.