Charleston Women Winter 2024

15 www.CharlestonWomenPodcast.com | www.ReadCW.com | www.Instagram.com/CharlestonWomen Feature Where would American politics be without women? This doesn’t just apply to those intrepid souls of all parties who run for public office but references the voice of every woman who is an integral part of the political process. Women comprise the largest voting bloc in the country. That wasn’t always the case, of course, since women have only had the right to vote for less than half of our country’s history. That right didn’t come without a fight — and two of Charleston’s own were on the front lines of the battle. If you’ve lived in the Lowcountry a while, you’ve likely heard of the Grimke sisters, the famous abolitionists who grew up in a local slave-owning family in the early 1800s. Pioneers for Women Charleston’s Grimke Sisters BY MARY COY Angelina Grimke. Sarah Grimke. Photos cred/ Library of Congress.

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