Letters on the Equality of the Sexes, and the Condition of Woman

1838

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English

Boston (Mass.)

Essays

Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

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Sarah Grimke. Letters on the Equality of the Sexes, and the Condition of Woman (Boston, 1838). First edition. Women became as active in the abolitionist cause as they had been in benevolent work. Their activities on behalf of the slave were much more public, however, and included petitioning and public speaking. In this famous tract, the South Carolinian Sarah Grimke‚ defended the right of women to speak in public in defense of a moral cause since both "<i>men and woman were created equal; they are both moral and accountable beings, and whatever is right for man to do, is right for woman.</i>"

Grimké, Sarah Moore, 1792-1873, “Letters on the Equality of the Sexes, and the Condition of Woman,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed March 14, 2025, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/528.