An Appeal to Woman + 

Oh, woman, woman, in thy brightest hour + 

Of conscious worth, of pride, of conscious power, + 

Oh, nobly dare to act a Christian’s part, + 

That well befits a lovely woman’s heart! + 

Dare to be good, as thou canst dare be great; + 

Despise the taunts of envy, scorn and hate; + 

Our “skins may differ,” but from thee we claim + 

A sister’s privilege, in a sister’s name. + 

We are thy sisters⁠—God has truly said, + 

That of one blood, the nations he has made. + 

Oh, Christian woman, in a Christian land, + 

Canst thou unblushing read this great command? + 

Suffer the wrongs which wring our inmost heart + 

To draw one throb of pity on thy part; + 

Our “skins may differ,” but from thee we claim + 

A sister’s privilege, in a sister’s name. + 

Oh, woman!⁠—though upon thy fairer brow + 

The hues of roses and of lilies glow⁠— + 

These soon must wither in their kindred earth, + 

From whence the fair and dark have equal birth. + 

Let a bright halo o’er thy virtues shed + 

A lustre, that shall live when thou art dead; + 

Let coming ages learn to bless thy name + 

Upon the altar of immortal fame. + 