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South Carolinians led way to 19th Amendment

The Grimke sisters were pioneers of women's rights

Published: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 1:04 a.m.

Years before state GOP Chairwoman Karen Floyd and former congresswoman Liz Patterson broke down barriers for women in South Carolina politics, two sisters with Spartanburg County ties were leading a campaign to give women equal rights.


Sarah and Angelina Grimke's names aren't usually mentioned among the leading women suffragists, but some historians say they should be. The two sisters were born shortly after the American Revolutionary War and became respected abolitionists and political activists.

On Thursday, women will celebrate the 90th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment granting them the right to vote, and some think the celebration also should highlight the accomplishments of the Grimke sisters.



Also, for another Spartanburg connection to the national suffrage movement, read Converse history professor (and Daughter) Melissa Walker's very interesting keynote from our 2009 birthday party for Susan B., "From Plume Street to the Polls."


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