Charlotte Forten Grimké

American writer and activist (1837-1914).

Born August 17th, 1837 in Philadelphia.

Died July 23rd, 1914 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C..

Occupations
diarist, essayist, journalist, missionary, poet, suffragist, teacher, writer

Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel