Born in a furious time period and a nation full parties that was prepared for a change in ideology, Sarah and Angelina Grimke were two women who helped spark a revolution in the outlook of the American public. Although they are not well-known in the history books of today, the Grimke sisters did an indescribable amount of work that made the bases of those who are mentioned in the history books would present. Molded by …
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…at amendment passed, an optimistic future of equality for men and women of all races was on the horizon. Inspired by the success of women's rights activists during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, a new generation of civil rights leaders and feminists began to emerge. Had the Grimke sisters not fought so boldly for abolition and "the rights of woman" the various generations of late twentieth century activists may never have surfaced (Felder 86).