“Women's rights is not only an abstraction, a cause; it is al…”

“Women's rights is not only an abstraction, a cause; it is also a personal affair. It is not only about "us"; it is also about me and you. Just the two of us.”

— Toni Morrison

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Title: Wikiquote: Toni Morrison
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Context

Commencement address at Barnard College (May 1979) as quoted in Ms. magazine (September 1979)

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Morrison, Toni. (n.d.). Wikiquote: Toni Morrison. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Toni_Morrison

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