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The Grimké 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 .
The Grimké 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 .
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Under these circumstances southern women dis- played heroic stamina and ingenuity in feeding themselves , their children , and their slaves . " The woods , as well as being the great storehouse for all our dyestuffs , were also our drug ...
Under these circumstances southern women dis- played heroic stamina and ingenuity in feeding themselves , their children , and their slaves . " The woods , as well as being the great storehouse for all our dyestuffs , were also our drug ...
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The pre - Civil War alliance between advocates of woman's rights and of abolition had confirmed southern politicians in their opposition to suffrage . To them , female suffrage threat- ened to bring with it social change , easy divorce ...
The pre - Civil War alliance between advocates of woman's rights and of abolition had confirmed southern politicians in their opposition to suffrage . To them , female suffrage threat- ened to bring with it social change , easy divorce ...
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Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |