Letter : Liverpool, to Jane Bettle, Philadelphia, 1828 Dec. 6.

Grimké, Sarah Moore, 1792-1873

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Even though Sarah Moore Grimké was shy, she often spoke in front of large crowds with her sister Angelina. The two sisters became the first women to speak in front of a state legislature as representatives of the American Anti-Slavery Society. They also became active writers and speakers for women’s rights. Their ideas were so different from most of the ideas in the community that people burned their writings and angry mobs protested their speeches. However, Grimké and her sister would not let t...

Bettle, Jane, 1773-1840

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Hunton, Joseph, 1770-1828.

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