South Carolina's first advocates for human equality : [typescript] ; [2001] : Sarah Moore Grimke (1792-1873) [and] Angelina Emily Grimke Weld (1805-1879).

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South Carolina's first advocates for human equality : [typescript] ; [2001] : Sarah Moore Grimke (1792-1873) [and] Angelina Emily Grimke Weld (1805-1879).

Essay re activism and reform measures of the Grimke sisters, which included abolitionism, human rights, and women's suffrage, written by unidentified author born in 1946 (see page 18) [possibly Vicky Eslinger].

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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...

Grimk,̌ Angelina Emily, 1805-1879.

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