Letters on the equality of the sexes, and the condition of woman

"Letters on the Equality of the Sexes, and the Condition of Woman" by Sarah Grimké, is a series of letters from the 1800s arguing that women should be seen as equal to men in every way—morally, mentally, and spiritually. Fighting against the common ideas of her time, Grimké uses her beliefs and religious writings to push for women to have more rights and be freed from the unfair rules holding them back. The book begins with Grimké writing to her friend Mary S. Parker, where she explains that we will discuss how men and women were originally created as equals. She goes against how some people interpret religious texts, which say that men should be in charge of women, and instead says that God made both genders equal. Grimké believes that women are seen as less capable because of the world we've built, not because they were created that way, which is a vital point in discussions about women's rights still happening now.