Sisterhood and Womanhood

The poems appeal to women across racial lines to recognize a shared humanity and Christian duty, urging them to act against slavery and embrace a universal sisterhood.

The speaker claims a 'sister's privilege' and emphasizes shared womanhood across racial lines.

Sisterhood and Womanhood is one of the patterns Poetry by Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis returns to. The chapter notes above are from this edition’s companions — open those chapters to see how the book stages the idea rather than treating the theme as a slogan.