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Sarah and Angelina Grimke were American anti-slavery crusaders and women's rights advocates.

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Sarah and Angelina Grimke were raised in the cradle of slavery on a plantation in South Carolina.

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She fought for women's rights and better treatment of 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.

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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.

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They were active writers and speakers for women's rights.

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The two sisters became the first women to speak in front of a state legislature as representatives of the American Anti-slavery society.

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Sarah and Angelina Grimke were among the first women to speak in public against slavery, defying gender norms and risking violence in doing so.

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Sarah and Angelina Grimke were among the first women to speak in public against slavery.

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In 1836, Angelina wrote a powerful "Appeal to the Christian Women of the South," which urged southern women to violate social custom to "read," "pray," "speak," and "act" on the issue of slavery.

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They were two early and prominent activists for abolition and women's rights.