The Woman in American HistoryAddison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1971 - 207 pages |
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Page 77
... sisters were that greatest of rarities , southern abolition- ists . Daughters of the assistant chief justice of South Carolina , the Grimké sisters were raised in a typical plantation household . What they saw of slavery shocked them ...
... sisters were that greatest of rarities , southern abolition- ists . Daughters of the assistant chief justice of South Carolina , the Grimké sisters were raised in a typical plantation household . What they saw of slavery shocked them ...
Page 78
Gerda Lerner. long both sisters had taken the decisive step of becoming " agents " and traveling lecturers of the American Anti - Slavery Society . The sisters ' spectacular lecture tour in New England attracted large audiences who came ...
Gerda Lerner. long both sisters had taken the decisive step of becoming " agents " and traveling lecturers of the American Anti - Slavery Society . The sisters ' spectacular lecture tour in New England attracted large audiences who came ...
Page 79
... sisters ended their speaking tour with Angelina Grimké presenting an antislavery petition , signed by twenty thousand women , to the Massachusetts legislature . It was the first time any woman had ever testified before a legislative ...
... sisters ended their speaking tour with Angelina Grimké presenting an antislavery petition , signed by twenty thousand women , to the Massachusetts legislature . It was the first time any woman had ever testified before a legislative ...
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Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |