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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
Giving
Hand
Alone
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Hands
Give
May
Individuality
Able
Dignity
Must
Stand

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