"Each one present has a work to do, be his or her situation what it may, however limited their means, or insignificant their supposed influence. The great men of this country will not do this work; the church will never do it. A desire to please the world, to keep the favor of all parties and of all conditions, makes them dumb on this and every other unpopular subject."
Angelina Emily Grimke Weld Speech (1838)- Teacher, abolitionist, women's suffragist, outrageous and inspiring. Her last public speech caused a mob of thousands to burn down the very hall where it was given.
& A couple other tidbits:
& Murray Hall, a Woman!
& History is a Weapon
Listening to: Upbeat mix of The Max Levine Ensemble, The Decemberists, cat purrs, The Bananas! (NEVER SLEEP AGAIN.)
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