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“It is in vain that we would circumscribe the power of one half of our race, and that half by far the most important and influential.”

Quote by Frances Wright

Book:Course of popular lectures; with 3 addresses on various public occasions, and a reply to the charges against the French reformers of 1789

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Course of popular lectures; with 3 addresses on various public occasions, and a reply to the charges against the French reformers of 1789

This book is a compilation of lectures and speeches that cover a range of public topics. It includes three specific addresses given on different public occasions and a detailed reply to the charges leveled against French reformers during the significant year of 1789. more

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Frances Wright was an American writer and social reformer, born on September 6, 1795, and died on December 13, 1852. She is known for her advocacy of women's rights, abolition of slavery, and socialist ideas. more

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