Sarah Grimke and Angelina Grimke Weld
Born into a slave-owning family in South Carolina, the Grimke sisters became Quakers and outspoken abolitionists and later, advocates for women's rights.  Having seen the cruelty of slavery at first hand, they traveled the country speaking out against it.  They also wrote influential articles and pamphlets, including Angelina's Appeal to the Christian Women of the South, which encouraged white women to turn against slavery.  They did not just work for the abolition of slavery. They also denounced racial prejudice and argued for equality.  After the Civil War, they turned their energies to the struggle for women's voting rights.
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