Description: "Born to a family of enslavers in the South, Sarah Grimkâe and Angelina Grimkâe Weld were some of the first women to speak out about abolition and women's rights in the United States"--
Brief description: Angelica Shirley Carpenter's recent titles include a young adult biography, Born Criminal: Matilda Joslyn Gage, Radical Suffragist, and two picture books, The Voice of Liberty and The Secret Gardens of Frances Hodgson Burnett. Her 2025 young adult biography is Arm in Arm: The Grimké Sisters Fight for Abolition and Women's Rights. Curator emerita of the Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children's Literature at California State University, Fresno, she is a past president of the International Wizard of Oz Club. She has master's degrees in education and library science. Visit her at angelicacarpenter.com.
Review Quotes:
"Peppered with black and white images, Carpenter's understated, straightforward writing is informative and engaging and keeps the pages turning. Her detailed research is documented with extensive source notes. . . Covering the entirety of the Grimké sisters' lives, this is a thought-provoking biography of two fierce yet humble abolitionists who deserve more attention than history has given them. Recommended for all libraries."--School Library Journal
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