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Standard 5-4.1

5-4.1 Summarize daily life in the post–World War I period of the 1920s, including improvements in the standard of living, transportation, and entertainment; the impact of the Nineteenth Amendment, the Great Migration, the Harlem Renaissance, and ...

Grade(s): 5

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2011

The Grimke Sisters Through The Civil War
Episode 4

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After the burning of Pennsylvania Hall, in Philadelphia, the Welds, along with Sarah Grimke, retreated to a farm in Belleville, New Jersey, where in 1839, the three produced a compendium on American...
The Grimke Sisters Through The Civil War
Episode 3

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The pastoral letters, meant to crack down on the Grimke sisters’ activities, had the opposite effect. The Grimkes continued to grow in popularity, and their letters on women’s rights were among the...
The Grimke Sisters Through The Civil War
Episode 2

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The Grimke sisters ran afoul of the Quakers as they embraced abolition and engaged in anti-slavery activities without permission. Angelina Grimke wrote a letter to abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison...
The Grimke Sisters Through The Civil War
Episode 1

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Sarah and Angelina Grimke worked tirelessly for both abolition, and women’s suffrage. The Grimke sisters were the first to say, in print, that women deserved to live alongside men with an equal...
Sisterhood: SC Suffragists-Moving Forward
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The panel discusses various issues women face today, such as why it is important for women to be on the ballot, and women’s representation in our government.
Sisterhood: SC Suffragists-Moving Forward
Episode 1

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The roles South Carolinians played in the Women’s Suffrage Movement have often gone unheralded. This program highlights the efforts of famous South Carolina suffragists, such as the Grimke sisters...