The second eldest Grimké daughter, known for her strong abolitionist stance and advocacy for women's rights, who defies societal norms and forms a profound friendship with the family’s slave, Handful.

Handful's mother and a skilled seamstress enslaved by the Grimké family, who influences her daughter through storytelling and life lessons that emphasize independence and family history.

Sarah's youngest sister, known for her beauty and bold spirit, who follows Sarah to the North and joins her in abolitionist and women's rights endeavors.

The authoritative and strict matriarch of the Grimké household, enforcing the laws of the slaveholding society on her family and slaves, though occasionally revealing a more empathetic side.