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Sarah Moore Grimkè

Sarah Grimkè wearing a frilly bonnet and checked dress.

Wood engraving of Sarah Moore Grimkè. Library of Congress.

(1792-1873) Born in Charleston, SC,  to a wealthy family, Sarah Moore Grimkè was a prominent abolitionist and is widely held to be the mother of the Women's Suffrage Movement. 

 

Resources
National Women's Hall of Fame - Sarah Grimkè
National Women's History Museum - Sarah Moore Grimkè
Digital History - Testimony of Sarah M. Grimkè on Slavery
Discus Resources
Gale in Context: Biography
Credo Reference
History Reference Center
Britannica School Elementary
Britannica School Middle
Britannica Moderna

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