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GrimkÉ, Angelina Emily - grĭmˈkē, 1805–79, American abolitionist and advocate of women's rights, b. Charleston, S.C. Converted to the Quaker faith by her elder sister Sarah Moore Grimké, she became an abolitionist in 1835, wrote An Appeal to the Christian Women of the South (1836) in testimony of her conversion, and with her sister began speaking around

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The Grimke Sisters from South Carolina: Pioneers for Woman's Rights and Abolition » Read Now
by Gerda Lerner. 364 pgs.

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The only Southern white women ever to become leading abolitionists, Sarah and Angelina Grimke encountered many obstacles and leapt many hurdles in pursuing their anti-slavery work. Their greatest accomplishment was overcoming the ubiquitous prejudices of society in regard to women. Indeed, they were...
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The only Southern white women ever to become leading abolitionists, Sarah and Angelina Grimke encountered many obstacles and leapt many hurdles in pursuing their anti-slavery work. Their greatest accomplishment was overcoming the ubiquitous prejudices of society in regard to women. Indeed, they were the first women to take to the public platform and the first to assert women's rights. In The Grimke Sisters from South Carolina, Gerda Lerner, herself a leading historian and pioneer in women's studies, tells the compelling history of these determined sisters and the inroads they made for women and blacks alike. From their wealthy upbringing in Charleston, South Carolina, the societal restraints that kept them from higher education, and their utter contempt of slavery, to their conversion to the Quaker religion, and monumental achievements at the podium and with the pen, Lerner illuminates the lasting contributions of the Grimke sisters, as well as the important role played by women in the anti-slavery movement.
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Angelina Grimke: Rhetoric, Identity, and the Radical Imagination » Read Now
by Stephen Howard Browne. 204 pgs.

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Stephen H. Browne is Associate Professor of Speech Communication at The Pennsylvania State University.
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Eminent Women of the Age: Being Narratives of the Lives and Deeds of the Most Prominent Women of the Present Generation ("Sarah and Angelina Grimke" p. 363) » Read Now
by James Parton. 628 pgs.

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...continent of Europe, she had often met the Sisters of Charity, and members of other Catholic...accepting the services of some of the Sisters of Charity from Dublin. There...
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Religious Issues in Nineteenth Century Feminism (discussion of Grimke sisters begins p. 20) » Read Now
by Donna A. Behnke. 299 pgs.

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This book is a clear and informative resource for anyone interested in feminism, history, or both.
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Woman's Education Begins: The Rise of the Women's Colleges (discussion of Grimke sisters begins p. 162) » Read Now
by Louise Schutz Boas. 300 pgs.

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...at Miss Pierces, and later at their sisters school. One of these sons became the...husbands, of parents, of brothers and sisters, and of other relations...
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Theodore Weld: Crusader for Freedom (Chap. 10 "Two Sisters From South Carolina") » Read Now
by Benjamin P. Thomas. 306 pgs.

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...Dumond and their discoverer, the late Professor Gilbert H. Barnes Letters of Theodore Dwight Weld, Angelina Grimke Weld and Sarah Grimke , 1822-1844 . Guy Stanton Ford...
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Encyclopedia of African-American Civil Rights: From Emancipation to the Present » Read Now
by Charles D. Lowery, John F. Marszalek. 662 pgs.

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This is the first reference book presenting an overview of the century-long fight for true racial equality in America. This remarkable encyclopedia covers a wide array of events, legislation, court decisions, cultural achievements, speeches, organizations, and personalities that have contributed to...
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This is the first reference book presenting an overview of the century-long fight for true racial equality in America. This remarkable encyclopedia covers a wide array of events, legislation, court decisions, cultural achievements, speeches, organizations, and personalities that have contributed to the cause of African-American civil rights--from the Albany, Georgia "sit-in" of 1961 to the racially motivated killing of Samuel Younge in 1966; from the unjustifiable "Jim Crow" laws of the 1870s to President Bush's veto of the Civil Rights Act of 1990; from the first black illustrated newspaper, the Indianapolis Freeman, to the literary figures of the Harlem Renaissance. Outlined are the non-violent protests led by Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as the radical confrontationalism of Malcolm X. The peaceful 1964 March on Washington contrasts sharply with the Detroit race riots of 1967--but all the events covered in this volume are objectively and comprehensively summarized. The constant strugglesagainst racism, segregation, and lack of opportunity are chronicled in more than 800 useful and readable entries. Written by over 100 authors, the entries also provide ready access to relevant literature in the field. The encyclopedia also contains a chronology, a general bibliography, and a subject index. It includes almost 100 illustrations.
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Written by Herself: Literary Production by African American Women, 1746-1892 » Read Now
by Frances Smith Foster. 194 pgs.

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This is the first comprehensive cultural of history of literature by African American women prior to the Twentieth century. Beginning with the earliest extant writings, Frances Smith Foster her textual analysis within the writers' social and literary contexts.
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Before Equal Suffrage: Women in Partisan Politics from Colonial Times to 1920 » Read Now
by Robert J. Dinkin. 170 pgs.

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Dispelling the myth that women became involved in partisan politics only after they obtained the vote, this study uses contemporary newspaper sources to show that women were active in the party struggle long before 1920. Although their role was initially limited to attending rallies and hosting...
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Dispelling the myth that women became involved in partisan politics only after they obtained the vote, this study uses contemporary newspaper sources to show that women were active in the party struggle long before 1920. Although their role was initially limited to attending rallies and hosting picnics, they gradually began to use their pens and voices to support party tickets. By the late 19th century, women spoke at party functions and organized all-female groups to canvass neighborhoods and get out the vote. In the early suffrage states of the West, they voted in increasing numbers and even held a few offices. By the time the suffrage amendment was ratified, women were deeply involved in the political process.
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