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Arm in Arm: The Grimk Sisters' Fight for Abolition and Women's Rights
Born into a family of wealthy enslavers and growing up in the South, the Grimké sisters witnessed the horrors of slavery from a young age. As adults, they left their home and moved to Philadelphia to live with Quakers. Prolific writers and lecturers, Sarah Grimké and Angelina Grimké Weld were some of the first women to speak out about abolition and women’s rights in the United States. And when they discovered their brother had children with an enslaved woman, the sisters welcomed them as equal members of the family. Angelica Shirley Carpenter's historical narrative nonfiction text details the mostly forgotten lives of these complex women leaders.

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Arm in Arm: The Grimk Sisters' Fight for Abolition and Women's Rights
Born into a family of wealthy enslavers and growing up in the South, the Grimké sisters witnessed the horrors of slavery from a young age. As adults, they left their home and moved to Philadelphia to live with Quakers. Prolific writers and lecturers, Sarah Grimké and Angelina Grimké Weld were some of the first women to speak out about abolition and women’s rights in the United States. And when they discovered their brother had children with an enslaved woman, the sisters welcomed them as equal members of the family. Angelica Shirley Carpenter's historical narrative nonfiction text details the mostly forgotten lives of these complex women leaders.

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Arm in Arm: The Grimk Sisters' Fight for Abolition and Women's Rights

Arm in Arm: The Grimk Sisters' Fight for Abolition and Women's Rights

by Angelica Shirley Carpenter
Arm in Arm: The Grimk Sisters' Fight for Abolition and Women's Rights
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Arm in Arm: The Grimk Sisters' Fight for Abolition and Women's Rights

Arm in Arm: The Grimk Sisters' Fight for Abolition and Women's Rights

by Angelica Shirley Carpenter

Overview

Born into a family of wealthy enslavers and growing up in the South, the Grimké sisters witnessed the horrors of slavery from a young age. As adults, they left their home and moved to Philadelphia to live with Quakers. Prolific writers and lecturers, Sarah Grimké and Angelina Grimké Weld were some of the first women to speak out about abolition and women’s rights in the United States. And when they discovered their brother had children with an enslaved woman, the sisters welcomed them as equal members of the family. Angelica Shirley Carpenter's historical narrative nonfiction text details the mostly forgotten lives of these complex women leaders.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9798765627433
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date: 03/04/2025
Product dimensions: 5.75(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.00(d)
Age Range: 13 - 14 Years

About the Author

Angelica Shirley Carpenter writes biographies for readers of all ages. A retired librarian, Angelica now visits classrooms, book clubs, bookstores, and other audiences to speak about photography and writing. She lives with her husband in Fresno, California.
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