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In order that she may be able to give her hand with dignity, she must be able to stand alone.

Margaret Fuller

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Margaret Fuller
Age: 40 †
Born: 1810
Born: May 23
Died: 1850
Died: July 19
Autobiographer
Critic
Essayist
Feminist
Journalist
Philosopher
Reporter
Translator
Writer
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Sarah Margaret Fuller
Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli
Give
May
Individuality
Able
Dignity
Must
Stand
Giving
Hand
Alone
Order
Hands

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