{"product_id":"2940148659327","title":"The Grimk\u0026eacute; Sisters","description":"The Grimké Sisters\u003cbr\u003eSarah and Angelina Grimké\u003cbr\u003eThe First American Women Advocates of Abolition and Woman's Rights \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition features a linked Table of Contents.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I.\u003cbr\u003eChildhood of Sarah, 7. Practical teachings, 9. Teaching slaves, 11. Sarah a godmother, 13. Their mother, 15.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II.\u003cbr\u003eThirst for knowledge, 17. Religious impressions, 19. Providence interposes, 21. Their father's death-bed, 23. Sarah and slavery, 25. Salvation by works, 27. The Friends, 29. Sarah resists the call, 31. Sarah leaves Charleston, 33.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III.\u003cbr\u003eSarah a Quaker, 35. Visit to Charleston, 37. Angelina, 39. Angelina's slave, 41. Angelina converted, 43. Sarah's heart trial, 45.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV.\u003cbr\u003eContrasts, 47. Spiritual change, 49. Novels and finery, 51. Plain dress, 53.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER V.\u003cbr\u003eAngelina's progress, 55. Abandons Presbyterianism, 57. Adopts Quakerism, 59. A Quaker quarrel, 61. Angelina goes north, 63. Trimming a cap, 65.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VI.\u003cbr\u003eChristian frugality, 67. Christian reproofs, 69. Faithful testimony, 71. Sitting in silence, 73. Sympathy with slaves, 75. Intercedes for a slave, 77. A sin to joke, 79. Introspection, 81.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VII.\u003cbr\u003eIntellectual power, 83. Anti-slavery in 1829, 85. Bane of slavery, 87. Longs to leave home, 89. Narrow life, 91. Farewell to home, 93.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VIII.\u003cbr\u003eNot in favor, 95. Doubts, 97. Benevolent activities, 99. Nullification, 101. Thomas Grimké, 103. Quaker time-serving, 105. Separation, 107.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IX.\u003cbr\u003eVisits Catherine Beecher, 109. Morbid feelings, 111. Growing out of Quakerism, 113. Lane Seminary debate, 115. Death of Thomas Grimké, 117. The cause of peace, 119.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER X.\u003cbr\u003eSarah Douglass, 121. The fire kindled, 123. Letter to Garrison, 125. Apology for letter, 127. Publication of letter, 129. Sarah disapproves, 131.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XI.\u003cbr\u003ePractical efforts, 133. Visit to Providence, 135. The sisters differ, 137. Elizur Wright's invitation, 139. Asking advice of Sarah, 141. The last straw, 143. Sarah resolves to leave Philadelphia, 145. Angelina's A.S. feelings, 147. Her clear convictions, 149.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XII.\u003cbr\u003eThe sisters together, 151. A rebellious Quaker, 153. Removal to New York, 155. The anti-slavery leaders, 157. T.D. Weld, 159. Epistle to the clergy, 161. First speeches to women, 163. Lectures, 165. Disregard of the color line, 167. Henry B. Stanton, 169. Success on the platform, 171. They go to Boston, 173.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIII.\u003cbr\u003eWoman's rights, 175. Sentiment at Boston, 177. Speaking to men, 179. Women's preaching, 181. Opposition, 183. The pastoral letter, 185. Mixed audiences, 187. Hardships — eloquence, 189. Sarah prefers the pen, 191. A public debate, 193. Sarah's impulsiveness, 195.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIV.\u003cbr\u003eCatherine Beecher, 197-99. Woman and abolition, 201. Whittier's letter, 203. Weld's letter, 205. Weld's third letter, 207. How reforms fail, 209. Friendly criticism, 211. No human government-ism, 213. The sisters desist, 215. Weld on dress, 217. Henry C. Wright, 219. Friendship renewed, 221.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XV.\u003cbr\u003eCrowded audiences, 223. Sickness, 225. The Massachusetts legislature, Speeches in Boston, 229. Angelina's marriage, 231. The ceremony, 233. Pennsylvania Hall, 235. The mob, 237. Last public speech, 239. Burning the hall, 241.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVI.\u003cbr\u003eDisownment, 243. The home, 245. Self-denial, 247. Sarah Douglass, 249. An ex-slave, 251. Uses of retirement, 253. Mutual love, 255. \"Slavery as it is,\" 257. Going to church, 259. The baby, 261. Life at Belleville, 263-5. Educators, 267. Piety, 269. Christianity, 271.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVII.\u003cbr\u003eEagleswood, 273. Sarah as teacher, 265. Sarah at sixty-two, 277. Love of children, 279. Success of the school, 281. Affliction, 283. War to end in freedom, 285. Sisterly affection, 287. The colored nephews, 289. The discovery, 291. A visit to nephews, 293. Nephews educated, 295. Voting petitions, 297. Work for charities, 299. Contented old age, 301.\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XVIII.\u003cbr\u003eSarah's sickness, 303. Death of Sarah, 305. Eulogies, 307. Paralysis, 309. Sublime patience, 311. Death of Angelina, 313. Elizur Wright, 315. Wendell Phillips, 317. 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