Letter, 1837 October 25, Lynn [Mass.], to "My Dear Friend" [Joseph Tallcot] / S.M. Grimke.

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Letter, 1837 October 25, Lynn [Mass.], to "My Dear Friend" [Joseph Tallcot] / S.M. Grimke.

Letter in which the controversy of women preaching is discussed.

1 item (4 pages) ; 25 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7958518

Haverford College Library

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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...

Tallcot, Joseph, 1768-1853

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Joseph Tallcot was the son of Gaius and Sarah (Caustin) Talcott. He married Sarah Hawxhurst in 1789. Tallcot taught school near Washington, Duchess County, N.Y., this later became the Friends School at Nine Partners (1797). He was the author of "The Friendly visitant for parents and children" (1817?) and "The child's companion, being a collection of easy pieces of prose and poetry for young readers" (1818). From the description of Family papers, 1724-1857 (bulk 1788-1853). (Haverford...