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Sarah Moore Grimke
Gaby Wielgus
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Early Influences
• Born in 1792 to a very wealthy plantation family in South Carolina• Became appalled by the treatment of slaves on
the plantation• Oppressed by traditional women’s roles in
society, especially regarding education• Began publicly rebelling against slavery and the
societal status of women as a teenager
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Career
• In 1821, left home for Philadelphia to become a Quaker minister• Was rejected because of her sex, but later
traveled around New York with her sister giving speeches on abolition and women’s rights• Eventually became a prominent speaker at a
time when women were not allowed to speak publicly
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Career
• Went on to publish several books• An Epistle to the Clergy of the Southern States• Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses• Letters on the Equality of the Sexes and the
Condition of Women
• Concerned the importance of personal religion in people’s lives and the importance of abolitionism and women’s rights
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Career
• In 1836, joined the American Anti-Slavery Society• However, faced disapproval and exclusion because
of her stance on women’s rights
• Continued to be asked to speak publicly despite disapproval• Retired from public advocacy around 1840
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Legacy
• First to publish cohesive work on women’s rights• Encouraged many others to become active in
society regarding women’s rights and abolition• Viewed as a “feminist ground breaker” • Had very large public influence on issues which
were hotly debated• Expressed enormous influence as an advocate
not only of abolition but also racial and gender equality