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Sarah and Angelina Grimke were one of many people who made a big difference in this interesting world. Growing up in a wealthy, slave owning family, in Charleston, South Carolina. When they were in their 20's they became a part of Philadelphia's substantial Quaker Society, these people or the Quakers believed that everyone should be treated equally.

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These words come from the name of a book that Sarah and Angelina Grimke published in 1839. This book combines information taken from witnesses, from active and former slave owners, to generate a condemnation of slavery from those who observed it and those who were slavery owners.

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The abolition of slavery and women's rights

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The abolition of slavery and women's rights

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Angelina and Sarah Grimke were mostly known for being the first nationally-known white American female advocates of the abolition slavery and women rights.

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An Appeal to the Christian Women of the South

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An Appeal to the Christian Women of the South

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In 1836, Angelina Grimke wrote her "An Appeal to the Christian Women of the South" saying that white women of the South should embrace the antislavery cause. Her writing caught the attention of southerners who opposed this message and northerners who felt that women should not be writing or speaking about something as controversial as slavery.

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"I know you do not make the laws, but I also know that you are the wives and mothers, the sisters and daughters, of those who do."

"If a law commands me to sin I will break it; if it calls me to suffer, I will let it take it's course unresistingly."

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Sarah fought for women's rights and better treatment for African Americans until the end of her life, serving as the vice president of the Massachusetts Women Suffrage Association in 1868 and leading a group of women to illegally vote in Boston. She died on December 23, 1873 at the age of 81.

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"I know nothing of man's rights, or women's rights; human rights are all that I recognize.

"I am persuaded that the rights of women, like the rights of slaves, need only be examined to be understood and asserted."

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Sarah and Angelina were 13 years apart but they were very close. John Facheraud Grimke provided excellent education for his sons but he did not do the same for Sarah and Angelina. This did not stop them from being curious about the world and through their own studies they grew up rejecting the belief of their parents. They believed that everyone should be treated differently and Angelina was practically outspoken, which got her in trouble with her family and community.

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Angelina Grimke Weld's Speech at Pennsylvania Hall

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Angelina Grimke Weld's Speech at Pennsylvania Hall

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"Animated with hope, nay, with an assurance of the triumph of liberty and good will to man, I will lift my voice like a trumpet, and show people this transgression, their sins of omission towards the slave, and what they can do towards affecting Southern mind, and overthrowing Southern oppression."

This is part of Angelina Grimke's speech but has a lot of meaning.

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Sarah Grimke Calls for Women's Rights, 1838

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Sarah Grimke Calls for Women's Rights, 1838

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Sarah Grimke's Calls for Women's Rights, published in 1838, argues that the Waltham-Lowell System exposed the vulnerability of women. She states that women should have access to the same education and opportunities as men, and that their labor should be valued.