Walking by Faith: The Diary of Angelina Grimke, 1828-1835

by Angelina Emily Grimké, Charles L. Wilbanks

Grimke (1805-79) wrote her diary before her emergence as an abolitionist speaker, and Wilbanks (speech communication, U. of South Carolina) says it is not a chronicle of her aspirations and trials, but a sort of psychological and spiritual self-portrait. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Genres: Nonfiction, Feminism

336 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 2003

About the author

Political activist, women's rights advocate, supporter of the women's suffrage movement, and besides her sister, Sarah Grimké, the only known white Southern woman to be a part of the abolition movement.

Not to be confused with Angelina Weld Grimké, her grand-niece, also a writer.

Reviews

[Sharon Goforth · Rating 3 out of 5]

The complete title of this book is Walking in Faith: The Diary of Angelina Grimke, 1828-1835. It was edited by Charles Wilbanks. While parts of it were interesting, such as her description of her trip through New England in the 1830’s, most of it was her struggle with herself over religion, which I found tedious.