The first in our “Remember the Ladies” webinar series for the Spring Semester of 2021, this one focuses on the Grimke Sisters, Sarah and Angelina, and their role in the Abolition Movement and other social activism. This episode airs live on Saturday, 9 January 2021 at 11am Eastern Time. All registrants will receive login credentials upon registration and as reminders the day before and day of the program. All attendees will receive a printable certificate worth two hours of continuing education time, and all registrants will receive a link to the archived audio and video, about a week after the live show.

Panelists:

• Dr. Chris Burkett, Ashland University
• Dr. Elizabeth Amato, Gardner-Webb University
• Dr. Melissa Matthes, United States Coast Guard Academy

Suggested Readings:

• Selections from Letters from Equality of the Sexes and the Condition of Women, Sarah Grimke, 1837
• Letter to Sarah Douglass, Angelina and Sarah Grimke, 3 April 1837
• Legal Disabilities of Women, Sarah Grimke, 6 September 1837
• Speech at Pennsylvania Hall, Angelina Grimke, 17 May 1838
• Relevant Images and Cartoons