Sarah Grimke
Definition
Sarah Grimke was an American abolitionist, writer, and member of the women's suffrage movement during the 19th century. She is known for her advocacy against slavery and for women's rights.
Analogy
Think of Sarah Grimke as a social justice warrior in a video game. Just like how these characters fight against evil forces to bring peace and equality in their world, Sarah fought against the societal evils of slavery and gender inequality to bring about change in real life.
Related terms
Abolitionism: The movement to end slavery. This term is often used to describe the network of people who helped enslaved African Americans escape to freedom in the mid-1800s.
Women's Suffrage: The right of women to vote. This was a decades-long fight that culminated in the 19th Amendment to the U.S Constitution in 1920, granting women this right.
Quakerism: A religious group known formally as The Religious Society of Friends. Quakers believe in living simple lives and are pacifists by nature. Many were involved in abolitionist and other social justice movements.
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