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Domestic News
September 6, 1834
The Liberator
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
What is this article about?
Miss Green delivered a spirited oration on female independence in Augusta, Maine, on July 4th last, concluding by declaring she would not marry any man for a brass thimble.
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Female Independence.—A young lady named Miss Green, on the 4th of July last, delivered an oration in Augusta, Maine. She concluded her remarks in the following spirited strain:
'If I shall have been so happy as to gain the approbation of those for whose sake I have so far departed from the strict limit which ancient prejudices have long prescribed to our sex, I shall be amply repaid for all the sneers of witlings and fools. [Cheers.] I have only been desirous of winning the approving smile of the noble sex for my sentiments, not for myself, and I say unto you, lords of creation, as you call yourselves, if you doubt my sincerity—I proclaim it here in the face of all Augusta, now assembled around me, and you may believe me or not as you please—that there is no one among you, Tom, Dick or Harry, that I would give a brass thimble to call 'husband' to-morrow!!!'
'If I shall have been so happy as to gain the approbation of those for whose sake I have so far departed from the strict limit which ancient prejudices have long prescribed to our sex, I shall be amply repaid for all the sneers of witlings and fools. [Cheers.] I have only been desirous of winning the approving smile of the noble sex for my sentiments, not for myself, and I say unto you, lords of creation, as you call yourselves, if you doubt my sincerity—I proclaim it here in the face of all Augusta, now assembled around me, and you may believe me or not as you please—that there is no one among you, Tom, Dick or Harry, that I would give a brass thimble to call 'husband' to-morrow!!!'
What sub-type of article is it?
Celebration
Social Event
What keywords are associated?
Female Independence
Oration
Augusta Maine
July 4th
Marriage Refusal
What entities or persons were involved?
Miss Green
Where did it happen?
Augusta, Maine
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Augusta, Maine
Event Date
On The 4th Of July Last
Key Persons
Miss Green
Outcome
[cheers.]
Event Details
A young lady named Miss Green delivered an oration on female independence, concluding with a declaration that she would not marry any man for a brass thimble.