4. What did the Grimke sisters hope would happen with the advent of universal suffrage?

A They knew that women would be given suffrage rights along with the men.

B Women began to believe that they could hold public office.

C Women began to hope that suffrage would be extended to them.

D Women began to hope that there would be a woman president.

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Marilyn

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10 August, 17:46

4. What did the Grimke sisters hope would happen with the advent of universal suffrage?

A They knew that women would be given suffrage rights along with the men.

B Women began to believe that they could hold public office.

C Women began to hope that suffrage would be extended to them.

D Women began to hope that there would be a woman president.

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Correct Answer:

A They knew that women would be given suffrage rights along with the men.

Explanation:

The Grimke sisters were prominent activists for abolition and women's rights. Sarah Grimke and Angelina Grimke Weld were raised in the cradle of slavery on a plantation in South Carolina owed by their wealthy father.

Due to the actions of theirs towards woment equal rights, they were invited to First Woman's Rights Convention held in Seneca Falls in 1848 though they didn't attend.