If no one will promote or respect us, let us promote and respect ourselves. –Maria W. Stewart, 1831

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If no one will promote or respect us, let us promote and respect ourselves. –Maria W. Stewart, 1831

In the 1830s, Maria W. Stewart, a free black abolitionist and feminist from Boston, was the first American woman to break a prevalent taboo of her era by giving public speeches to mixed audiences of men and women.

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April Young Bennett

April Young Bennett is the author of the Ask a Suffragist book series, host of the Religious Feminism Podcast and a writer for the Exponent II. For more information about April, see aprilyoungb.com

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2 Responses

  1. Em says:
    October 27, 2018 at 10:37 am

    I love this! It would be great to see this as a quote embroidered or something!

  2. Sherrie says:
    October 28, 2018 at 2:12 am

    I love this quote!

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