Sarah Grimke 1792 – 1873
Sarah Grimke (1792 – 1873) was an American philosopher of the Modern era, associated with Feminism, Christian Philosophy, and Political Philosophy.
Sarah Moore Grimke was an American abolitionist, philosopher, and one of the founding figures of nineteenth-century American feminist thought, the elder sister of Angelina Grimke and a Quaker convert from a slaveholding South Carolina family. Her Letters on the Equality of the Sexes and the Condition of Woman of 1838, addressed in form to Mary S. Parker, mounted one of the earliest sustained American philosophical arguments for the moral and intellectual equality of women, on the basis of a careful Christian and rationalist reading of Scripture. With her sister she became one of the first American women to lecture publicly to mixed audiences and a model for the nineteenth-century women's rights movement.
Key facts
- Nationality
- American
- Era
- Modern
- Movements
- Feminism, Christian Philosophy, Political Philosophy
Selected quotes
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“I ask no favor for my sex; all I ask of our brethren is that they will take their feet from off our necks.”
Letter 2 (July 17, 1837). -
Attributed to Sarah Grimke:
“Whatever it is morally right for man to do, it is morally right for woman to do.”
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Attributed to Sarah Grimke:
“The page of history teems with woman's wrongs; it is wet with woman's tears.”
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Attributed to Sarah Grimke:
“The denial of education to women is the secret of all the other denials they have suffered.”
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Attributed to Sarah Grimke:
“Slavery and the subordination of women are the same evil with two faces.”
Frequently asked about Sarah Grimke
- When did Sarah Grimke live?
- Sarah Grimke was born in 1792 and died in 1873.
- Where was Sarah Grimke from?
- Sarah Grimke was an American philosopher of the Modern era.
- What philosophical movements is Sarah Grimke associated with?
- Sarah Grimke was associated with Feminism, Christian Philosophy, and Political Philosophy.
- What was Sarah Grimke known for?
- Sarah Moore Grimke was an American abolitionist, philosopher, and one of the founding figures of nineteenth-century American feminist thought, the elder sister of Angelina Grimke and a Quaker convert from a slaveholding South Carolina family.
- How many quotes are attributed to Sarah Grimke?
- There are 15 attributed quotations from Sarah Grimke in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.