Then, father, I think hereafter I'll devote my life to being 'out of place,' to convincing most people that only when woman stands with man and demands full rights for all is she really in her place.
22 seconds sound clip from the Destination Freedom - The Long Road (The story of Mary Church Terrell) classic radio play.
You can hear this line at 00:15:44 in the radio play.
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[...]
- I had read of lynchings before and had been deeply stirred.
- And I decided to make my home elsewhere.
- Most people would think, well, that fighting it's sort of out of place for a woman.
- And I went across the sea to study and learn of the progress women had made in France and Italy.
- I went to register at a German institution. I was welcomed by Herr Hanson.
- Fraulein Church, we are very glad to have you register to study here.
- I've heard so much of this school.
- You know, at first, we were very worried about your race.
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