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About Sarah Grimke
Sarah Grimke was an abolitionist who advocated strongly against slavery and supported women’s rights to vote.
Early Years
Grimke was the 6th out of 14 children born to Mary Smith and John Grimke. She was interested in human rights as a child after witnessing the differences between the quality of education she received compared to her brothers. Although she learned several subjects, she still had limited access to what she could study. Grimke also formed close relationships with children of slaves living on her family’s plantation and taught her personal slave how to read and write.
Anti-slavery and women’s rights campaign
After her father died in 1817, Grimke decided to become a feminist. Together with her sister Angelina, they embarked on tours around New England speaking on women’s rights. Grimke also wrote several letters and essays, which were compiled as a book called “Letters on the Equality of Sexes and the Condition of Women.”
Did you know?
Grimke was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame. The honor came in 1998, more than a century after her death.
The 2014 novel “The Invention of Wings”, by American author Sue Monk Kidd, was based on the life of Grimké.
Her character and that of her sister Angelina appeared in the 2013 play, “If She Stood.”
The abolitionist’s works influenced fellow abolitionists and women’s rights activists like Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
One of her famous quotes was recited by former U.S. Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the 2018 documentary film “RBG”.
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F.A.Q. about Sarah Grimke
When is her birthday?
Sarah Grimke's birthday is on November 26, 1792.
In how many days is her birthday?
Sarah's birthday is in 2 days
How old was Sarah when she died?
She was 81 years old.
When did she die?
She died in December 23, 1873.
How old would she be today?
Sarah Grimke would be 231 years old if she was alive today.
Where was Sarah from?
She was born in South Carolina, U.S..