Angelina Grimke
Name: Angelina Grimke
Birthday: February 20, 1805
Birth place: Charleston , South Carolina
Died on : October 26, 1879
Angelina Grimke was an abolitionist and advocate of women's rights. Angelina and her sister Sarah were daughters of a prominent South Carolina judge and plantation onwer. The sisters saw the suffer of slaves and disliked slavery. They spoke out , and were forced to move to the north. even so, they still continued to appeal to work toward abolition.
In 1836, Angelina wrote a letter against slavery to William Loyd Garisson , and was published as The Liberator in his newspaper. She followed it with the pamphlet, An Appeal to the Christian Women of the South. These pamphlets were burned by officials in South Carolina in public, and the sisters were to be arrested if they went home.
The two sisters moved to New York, and became the first women to teach for the
Anti Slavery Society. But it brought attacks from religious leaders who disapproved of women speaking in public. However they still made speeches around New York and became pioneers in the struggle for Women's Rights. In 1838, Angelina became the first woman to address a legislative body when she spoke to the Massachusetts State Legislature on women's rights and abolition.
Angelina spend't her life opposing prejudice , oppresion and descrimination. She promoted mutuall respect amoung all people through her writings. The Grimke sisters inspired a new generation of women to speak in public and to assert women's presence in public life.
Birthday: February 20, 1805
Birth place: Charleston , South Carolina
Died on : October 26, 1879
Angelina Grimke was an abolitionist and advocate of women's rights. Angelina and her sister Sarah were daughters of a prominent South Carolina judge and plantation onwer. The sisters saw the suffer of slaves and disliked slavery. They spoke out , and were forced to move to the north. even so, they still continued to appeal to work toward abolition.
In 1836, Angelina wrote a letter against slavery to William Loyd Garisson , and was published as The Liberator in his newspaper. She followed it with the pamphlet, An Appeal to the Christian Women of the South. These pamphlets were burned by officials in South Carolina in public, and the sisters were to be arrested if they went home.
The two sisters moved to New York, and became the first women to teach for the
Anti Slavery Society. But it brought attacks from religious leaders who disapproved of women speaking in public. However they still made speeches around New York and became pioneers in the struggle for Women's Rights. In 1838, Angelina became the first woman to address a legislative body when she spoke to the Massachusetts State Legislature on women's rights and abolition.
Angelina spend't her life opposing prejudice , oppresion and descrimination. She promoted mutuall respect amoung all people through her writings. The Grimke sisters inspired a new generation of women to speak in public and to assert women's presence in public life.
