Grimké, Sarah (Moore) y Grimké, Angelina (Emily)

Grimké, Sarah (Moore) y Grimké, Angelina (Emily)
(26 nov. 1792, Charleston, S.C., EE.UU.–23 dic. 1873, Hyde Park, Mass.) (20 feb. 1805, Charleston–26 oct. 1879, Hyde Park).

Estadounidenses, abolicionistas y defensoras de los derechos de la mujer. Aunque nacieron en una familia acaudalada y dueña de esclavos, desde muy pequeñas sintieron desagrado por la esclavitud. A mediados de la década de 1820 se hicieron cuáqueras y se trasladaron al norte. A partir de 1835 escribieron cartas y panfletos en que instaban a las mujeres sureñas a usar la fuerza moral contra la esclavitud, y liberaron a los esclavos que su madre, tras persuadirla al respecto, les había asignado en su herencia. Dieron conferencias contra la esclavitud en toda Nueva Inglaterra; como las primeras representantes femeninas de la Sociedad contra la esclavitud, inscribieron a las mujeres en la causa abolicionista y fueron pioneras del movimiento de los derechos de la mujer. En 1838 Angelina se casó con Theodore Weld y ambas colaboraron con él.

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  • Grimké,Sarah Moore — Grim·ké (grĭmʹkē), Sarah Moore. 1792 1873. American feminist and abolitionist. She and her sister Angelina Emily Grimké (1805 1879) were among the first American women to speak publicly against slavery and the repression of women. * * * …   Universalium

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  • Sarah — /sair euh/, n. 1. the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. Gen. 17:15 22. 2. a female given name. [ Heb sarah princess] * * * I flourished early 2nd millennium BC In the Hebrew scriptures, the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. She was… …   Universalium

  • Sarah — (as used in expressions) Bernhardt, Sarah Fuller, (Sarah) Margaret Grimké, Sarah (Moore) y Grimké, Angelina (Emily) Hale, Sarah Josepha Sarah Josepha Buell Hopkins, Sarah Winnemucca Sarah Hopkins Winnemucca Jewett, (Theodora) Sarah Orne… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Emily — /em euh lee/, n. a female given name: from a Latin word meaning industrious. Also, Emilie. * * * (as used in expressions) Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft Balch Emily Greene Dickinson Emily Elizabeth Grimké Sarah Moore and Grimké Angelina Emily Post …   Universalium

  • Moore — /moor, mawr, mohr/, n. 1. Archibald Lee (Archie), born 1916?, U.S. boxer. 2. Brian, born 1921, U.S. novelist. 3. Clement Clarke, 1779 1863, U.S. scholar and writer. 4. Douglas Stuart, 1893 1969, U.S. composer. 5. Eliakim Hastings /i luy euh kim/ …   Universalium

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  • Angelina Grimké — Infobox Person name = Angelina Emily Grimké imagesize = 180px birth date = birth date|1805|02|20|df=y birth place = Charleston, South Carolina, USA death date = death date and age|1879|10|26|1805|02|20|df=y death place = Hyde Park, New York, USA… …   Wikipedia

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