Angelina Born in Charleston
Born into the Grimké family, wealthy South Carolina slaveholders. Sarah, thirteen years older, became her lifelong companion in conscience.
1792–1873 · 1805–1879 · Charleston, South Carolina
Sarah & Angelina Grimké
Slaveholders' Daughters Turned Abolitionist Prophets
“I recognize no rights but human rights — I know nothing of men's rights and women's rights.” — Sarah & Angelina Grimké
Life & Ministry
Appeal to the Christian Women of the South
Angelina published her Appeal urging Southern women to oppose slavery. It was publicly burned in South Carolina; she was warned never to return.
Letters to Catharine Beecher
Angelina answered Catharine Beecher's attack on the abolitionists, defending both immediate emancipation and the right of women to act in public.
Address to the Massachusetts Legislature
Angelina became the first woman to address a legislative body in the United States, speaking against slavery before the Massachusetts assembly.
Connections & Relationships
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Lucretia Mott
Fellow ReformerQuaker minister and co-laborer in the abolition and women's rights movements.
Available Works
Letters & Appeals
AvailableThe Appeal to the Christian Women of the South, the Epistle to the Clergy, and the Letters to Catharine Beecher — the sisters' foundational abolition and women's-rights writings.