Angelina Grimké

Angelina Grimke said, while speaking to the irregularity of status as morality is concerned,“It has given to man a character for the exercise of tyranny and selfishness…It has robbed woman of essential rights,”(Voices, 248) blaming the bigotry attitude of men

In the mid to late 1800s, a great moral reform movement swept the nation of America. Men, Women, Slaves, people who had never been admitted to influence the religious sector of the Nation were now standing up, and making their voices heard. A patriots History says, “There were transformations of attitudes about social relationships, health, prisons, education, and the status of women and African American slaves…. [This] grew into a substantial Jacksonian reform movement.” This moral reform movement

own our property. If it wasn’t for Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Lucy Stone, we wouldn’t be able to vote today. Matilda Gage, Abby Foster, and Sojourner Truth was In antislavery, they joined the women rights movement. Angelina Grimke And Sarah Grimke worked for women's rights after a career as antislavery

self awareness. Anne Scott also wrote saying that many women supported slavery and others believing it to be cruel and unjust saying it was possible to draw a subconscious feeling of their own unequal status. There were two sisters Sarah and Angelina Grimke from South Carolina, that wanted to break free from a southern women’s role and change the way they saw slavery and how women were

wanted to free slaves, and clearly the slaves wanted their freedom. The civil war was a war fought for freedom. Firstly, the slaves wanted freedom, freedom to them meant to be able to farm their own lands or work for money. (source 1) As Angelina Grimke once said “ I witnessed for many years it is demoralizing influences and its destructive to human happiness. I have never seen a happy slave.” Also to slaves freedom meant to be economically independent. They wanted social equality. (source 1)

The antislavery movement was led by abolitionists of both races and genders who hoped to emancipate all slaves and end racial discrimination in the United States. Such a task required these individuals to work together and employ different methods for spreading their ideas and reaching the people. As many abolitionists became disappointed with the progress of the movement, many began to change their methods and policies; this caused a split, with large ramifications, amongst those at the center

to convince society of that. They were believed to be inferior to men and were treated like so. They could not oppose anything a man said because it was socially unacceptable for them to do so. During that time, however, a couple of women like Angelina Grimke, Lucretia Mott, and Elizabeth Cady started going against what people had followed in the past, and started standing up for themselves and for the slaves that had suffered the torment of being considered property. They started speaking up and had

The Beginning of Women’s Rights & Abolitionist Movement Women’s Rights & Abolitionists Back in the nineteenth century men and women were not treated equally as they are now. Women did not have as much freedom as the men did and that caused a national movement. Not only were the women segregated from the men, but the discrimination against the African American race was a huge ordeal as well. With both movements combined, it led to a controversial development at that time. Not only were women

During the 19th century slavery was a very prominent and controversial issue between the north and the southern states. In the South, most people believed that slavery was a profitable way of life and if the slavery was to be abolished it would then affect their economy. On the hand the northern had different opinions about slavery and intended to stop it. The fact that the perception were different between the two led to a very difficult situation in resolving the issue. During the

During the 19th century the religious revival led to a corresponding social reform that would transform the American Society. Reformers led various campaigns including a campaign to close all public places such as shops and taverns on Sundays. The religious revival also led to the Abolition movement, which aimed to eliminate slavery in America. During the time up until the Civil war abolitionists would try to influence both society and politics using ways some of which were similar to those of political