Angelina Grimke Weld : American Women Rights Activist, Abolitionist And A Leader Of The Women

First, let’s talk about what caused the women’s rights movement and how it not only paved the way for the abolitionist movement but, how powerful the campaigns were when combined. In the nineteenth century, the women’s main role was to be a house wife. Women were often stuck at home doing chores and taking care of the children. They were not allowed to vote, hold a title in public office, work, own property, or even get an education (Women 's Rights. (n.d.), 2016). The women of the nineteenth century wanted to change those rules so they fought for equality. There were many women who were brave enough to stand up for their rights and publicly speak about their thoughts and civil liberties towards equality between men and women. In

In the speech “And Ain’t I a Woman” Sojourner Truth speaks on why women should have rights at the Woman’s Rights Convention in 1851. There were women, men, Methodist, Baptist, Episcopal, Presbyterian, and Universalist ministers in the church who didn’t want Sojourner Truth to speak from when she walked in the door because she was a woman. The writer Frances Gage said “Again and again, timorous and trembling ones came to me and said, with earnestness,” “Don’t let her speak, Mrs. Gage, it will ruin us. Every newspaper in the land will have our cause mixed up with abolition and niggers, and we shall be utterly denounced.” (Truth 875) In those

In the speech, Equal Rights for Women by Shirley Chisholm, main rhetor in the speech. She is the first African American woman to be elected to Congress. She is part of the House, Representative in Washington D.C, from May 21, 1969, to 1983. She entered the primaries for the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 1972. Chisholm purpose is to fight for equal rights for all citizens, most specifically women. She wants to help as an advocate by providing more opportunities for women and encouraging women to do different men's work field, other than just working as a secretary, teacher, librarian, or to just be a household woman. She wants to eliminate discrimination; prejudiced on the political view of a woman. By analyzing Shirley Chisholm’s speech through rhetorical devices like the use of a strong tone, ethos, and logos, among others, this essay will seek to show how effectively Chisholm’s persuades the audience.

On May 29, 1851, Sojourner Truth gave her most famous speech at the Women’s Convention in Akron, Ohio. Truth, being born a slave and escaping to her freedom, was both a women’s rights activist and abolitionist. In a male-dominated society, Truth wanted to gain awareness for the inequalities of women and African Americans during the time period. She makes several claims how African Americans and women are not inferior to the white male population. By targeting those males, Truth portrays them as antagonists and thus gives the women and the African Americans something to focus their struggles on. Sojourner Truth attempts to persuade her audience to support the women’s rights movement and on subtler terms, to support the need for African

In the speech, Equal Rights for Women by Shirley Chisholm, main rhetor in the speech. She is the first African American woman to be elected to Congress. She is part of the House Representative in Washington D.C, from May 21, 1969, to 1983. She entered the primaries for the Democratic nomination for the presidency in 1972. Chisholm purpose is to fight for equal rights for all citizens, most specifically women. She wants to help as an advocate by providing more opportunities for women and encouraging women to do different men work field, other than just working as a secretary, teacher, librarian, or to just be a household woman. She wants to eliminate discrimination; prejudiced on the political view of

She was a black woman in the 1900’s. “Why is she so dark?” asked her father Ben Jordan when she was first born. Jordan was the first black woman to have a seat in the congress and in the Texas state senate, that means that she had to work with men. Men that probably didn’t think much of her because she was black and a woman, also because women weren’t respected very much then. She made it clear to the men who worked on the Texas Legislature and the United States Congress that she would never betray her people but that everything else was on the table.

of the differences in how Blacks are treated with in their race how light skinned were treated

She showed them that they could be equal. The only difference was the color of the skin. She taught them that that wasn’t even a big difference. She fought segregation her entire life.

On June 12, 1863 Sojourner Truth spoke at a Sabbath School in Michigan. The entire audience gave Truth their entire attention, despite the fact that she was once a slave who was thought of as barely a human. “Does not God love colored children as well as white children? And did not the same Savior die to save the one as well as the other? If so, white children must know that if they go to Heaven, they must go there without their prejudice against color, for in Heaven black and white are one in the love of Jesus” (Butler). This speech was easily one of Sojourner Truth’s most famous concerning the topic of the abolition of slavery. Every member of the crowd was truly touched, and had a hard time not wanting to help with the cause.

Sarah published An Epistle to the Clergy of the Southern States, also published by the American Anti-Slavery Society. In 1836, Angelina began to speak in front of small groups of women in New York City. This caused huge controversy as they began to speak to crowds of men and women. In 1837, the sisters toured New England which caused great controversy. Sarah’s Letters on the Equality of the Sexes and the Condition of Woman: Addressed to Mary Parker, President of the Boston Anti-Slavery Society, and Angelina’s Letters to Catharine Beecher, in Reply to an Essay on Slavery and Abolition, Addressed to A.E. Grimke. They were criticized for speaking out, but they said they had the right as women to speak, this established them as leaders of the women’s rights movement. In February 1838 Angelina became the first American women to address a legislative body. In May 1838, Angelina married abolitionist Theodore Weld in Philadelphia; their ceremony had sexual equality and attended by blacks and whites. Sarah lived with Angelina and Theodore for the remainder of her life. They helped write Theodore’s American Slavery As It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses. In the 1840’s and 1850’s The Grimke sisters and Theodore started schools at Belleville and then at a community near Perth Amboy. In 1862 they all moved to Faimount near Boston. In 1870 the sisters joined a group

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Her abolitionist leanings made her unpopular in her new community, as did her extreme stands on women's rights. She was very vocal about what she felt about women, saying in a speech once "if society will not admit of women's free development, then society must be remodeled." After a couple of years in Kentucky, she was more than ready for a change.

In America during her time, ideas like this were generally and publicly supported, and, as viewed through the confidence she exudes, people with ideas as these did not have to fear reprimand. It was normal to support segregation and separation, especially because the laws in America at the time did, too. To a modern viewer, however, this is a very strong and profound statement that stands

“I’d see the bus pass every day the bus was among the first ways i realized there was a black and white world” and then the day she made a stand in December !st 1955, she said that “When I made that decision, I knew I had the strength of my ancestors behind me.” then she said when she got arrested” the time I was arrested, I had no idea it would turn into this. It was just a day like any other day. The only thing that made it significant was that masses of other people joined in.” which meant more people tried to make the stand with by her and help out with the

She wrote a poem about the history of African Americans and how the fights ended. This poem is about freedom and how hard the lives of the African Americans were. This poem is really influential and it has a really strong background. Many people admire this poem for the context behind the writing and what happened during the