Angelina Grimké Weld (1805-1879) – Growing up on a plantation in Charleston, South Carolina, the Grimké sisters witnessed the cruel effects of slavery. In 1819, Sarah and her father visited Philadelphia, met members of the Society of Friends (Quakers) and experienced a city with a vibrant free Black community. By 1829, both Sarah and Angelina had become Quakers and moved to Philadelphia, where they joined abolitionist groups and spoke out against slavery in speeches, articles and letters. A speech Angelina gave in 1838 during the second Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women was among the factors that led protesters to destroy and burn Pennsylvania Hall, a center for abolitionists near 6th & Race Streets, just four days after it opened. At the time, society did not accept women as public speakers, especially on such a controversial topic as slavery.