The Grimké Sisters from South Carolina

Pioneers for Women's Rights and Abolition

By Gerda Lerner | Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press

About the book

A landmark work of women’s history originally published in 1967, Gerda Lerner’s best-selling biography of Sarah and Angelina Grimké explores the lives and ideas of the only southern women to become antislavery agents in the North and pioneers for women’s rights. This revised and expanded edition includes two new primary documents and an additional essay by Lerner. In a revised introduction Lerner reinterprets her own work nearly forty years later and gives new recognition to the major significance of Sarah Grimké’s feminist writings.

Editions of The Grimké Sisters from South Carolina

Paperback
ISBN 9780807855669
EBook
ISBN 9781469604879
EBook
ISBN 9798890879165
EBook
ISBN 9798893131888
EBook
ISBN 9780807868096

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A landmark work of women’s history originally published in 1967, Gerda Lerner’s best-selling biography of Sarah and Angelina Grimké explores the lives and ideas of the only southern women to become antislavery agents in the North and pioneers for women’s rights. This revised and expanded edition includes two new primary documents and an additional essay by Lerner. In a revised introduction Lerner reinterprets her own work nearly forty years later and gives new recognition to the major significance of Sarah Grimké’s feminist writings.

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What is The Grimké Sisters from South Carolina about?

A landmark work of women’s history originally published in 1967, Gerda Lerner’s best-selling biography of Sarah and Angelina Grimké explores the lives and ideas of the only southern women to become antislavery agents in the North and pioneers for women’s rights. This revised and expanded edition includes two new primary documents and an additional essay by Lerner. In a revised introduction Lerner reinterprets her own work nearly forty years later and gives new recognition to the major significance of Sarah Grimké’s feminist writings.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Grimké Sisters from South Carolina?

Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Biography: general

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How long is The Grimké Sisters from South Carolina and how many pages does it have?

The Grimké Sisters from South Carolina has 400 page(s)

Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Grimké Sisters from South Carolina?

Gerda Lerner

Who is the Publisher of the book The Grimké Sisters from South Carolina?

The University of North Carolina Press

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The Grimké Sisters from South Carolina is available as paperback(ISBN 9780807855669) and ebook(ISBN 9781469604879) and ebook(ISBN 9798890879165) and ebook(ISBN 9798893131888) and ebook(ISBN 9780807868096)

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