History Matters / Celebrating Women's Plays of the Past

Rachel
Rachel, Rachel and Mrs. Lane

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Angelina Weld Grimké

Angelina Weld Grimké

Angelina Weld Grimké (1880-1958) wrote poetry, short stories, and non-fiction as well as plays. She was named for her great-aunt, the abolitionist Angelina Grimké Weld. Angelina’s father, Archibald Grimké, was a Harvard-educated lawyer, author, editor, educator and Vice-President of the NAACP. Not much is known about her mother, Sarah Stanley Grimké, other than she scandalized her white family by marrying an African-American man. Sarah abandoned the family shortly after Angelina was born. Angel…
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One Play at a Time Participating Universities

Anna Andes
Susquehanna University

Lisa Brenner
Drew University

Maya Cantu
Bennington College

Paula Cizmar
University of Souther California

Jessica Del Vecchio
Drew University

Brian Herrera
Princeton University

Shawna Mefferd Kelty
SUNY Plattsburgh

Hillary Miller
Cal State University Northridge

Jennie Pardoe
University of Missouri

Jennifer Popiel
Stain Louis University

Jonathan Shandell
Arcadia University

Tara Brooke Watkins
Eastern Nazarene College

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