Essay Archive - Sarah (Moore) and Angelina (Emily) Grimke
Sarah (Moore) and Angelina (Emily) Grimke
Sarah is the eldest of the Grimke sisters, born in Charleston South
Carolina in November of 1792. Angelina, the youngest, was born in Massachusetts
in February of 1805. The Grimke family consisted of the sisters, an aristocratic,
slave owning father, Judge John Faucherand and Mother, Mary Smith Grimke. Sarah
had the overwhelming desire to practice law, though due to her status as a women,
she was not admitted, or allowed to attend any Universities that were available
at the time. This was....
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