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Read the excerpt from Woman in the Nineteenth Century by Margaret Fuller.
Yet, then and only then will mankind be ripe for this, when inward and outward freedom for Woman as much as for Man shall be acknowledged as a right, not yielded as a concession. As the friend of the [enslaved man] assumes that one man cannot by right hold another in bondage, so should the friend of Woman assume that Man cannot by right lay even well-meant restrictions on Woman. If the [enslaved man] be a soul, if the woman be a soul, apparelled in flesh, to one Master only are they accountable.
How does Fuller develop an argument for women’s rights?
by describing the strength of women’s friendships
by making reference to a biblical lesson
by insisting that everyone with a soul deserves rights
by explaining the history of slavery
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by insisting that everyone with a soul deserves rights
Fuller argues by analogy to the enslaved man: if the enslaved person is a soul entitled to freedom, so is a woman — both answer only to one Master — thus claiming equal rights for all souls.
Fuller argues by analogy to the enslaved man: if the enslaved person is a soul entitled to freedom, so is a woman — both answer only to one Master — thus claiming equal rights for all souls.
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