TWOMN 347: History of Women in the United States
Basic Information The Fifteenth Amendment was passed by Congress on February 26, 1869 and added to the Constitution of the United States on February 3, 1870 (“The 15th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution,” n.d.). The amendment was one of three constitutional amendments enacted during the Reconstruction period after the end of the Civil War (Pildes…
Sarah and Angelina Grimké Basic Information On November 26, 1792, Sarah Grimké was born into an affluent family in Charleston, South Carolina (Alexander, 2018). Thirteen years later, Sarah’s sister, Angelina Grimké, was born on February 20, 1805 (Michals, 2015). Sarah and Angelina were notable activists for abolitionism and women’s rights (“Grimke Sisters,” n.d.). They maintained…