Sarah and Angelina Grimke, Sisters of Abolitionism

Good paper on the background of Sarah Grimke Good Sarah (Moore) and Angelina (Emily) Grimke         Sarah is the eldest of the Grimke sisters, born in Charleston South Carolina in November of 1792. Angelina, the youngest, was born in Massachusetts in February of 1805. The Grimke family consisted of the sisters, an aristocratic, slave owning father, Judge John Faucherand and Mother, Mary Smith Grimke. Sarah had the overwhelming desire to practice law, though due to her status as …

…authority figures. These actions further inflamed the anger of the sister's discrimination, resulting in further efforts made in the way of sexist reform.         Angelina married Theodore Dwight Weld, a famous Abolitionist in 1838. Soon afterward she became ill and retired public speaking. Her sister, Sarah joined her in her retirement. Both sisters along with Weld started and supported Liberal schools in New Jersey. Eventually the sisters moved to Massachusetts, continuing to support Abolitionism and Women's Rights.