Lizzie Fortin

white woman abolitionist #1: name of woman

mixed media: acrylic paint, transfer, stencil work

5″ x 7″

2024

$500

White women need models of abolition. This series depicts white women abolitionists throughout history starting with the 19 century leading into current times. Angelina Grimké lived from 1805 to 1879 and for a time was considered the “most notorious” woman in the country. Grimké was an abolitionist and women’s rights’ advocate.

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