▁Charlotte ▁Fort en , ▁from ▁a ▁prominent ▁and ▁abol ition ist ▁family ▁of ▁color ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁She ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁an ▁abol ition ist ▁and ▁di ar ist . ▁▁ ▁From ▁the ▁ages ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 , ▁Angel ina ▁lived ▁with ▁her ▁a unt ▁and ▁uncle , ▁Charlotte ▁and ▁Francis , ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁and ▁attended ▁school ▁there . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁her ▁father ▁was ▁serving ▁as ▁U . S . ▁cons ul ▁( 1 8 9 4 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 8 ) ▁to ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Republic . ▁Ind ic ating ▁the ▁significance ▁of ▁her ▁father ' s ▁cons ul ship ▁in ▁her ▁life , ▁Angel ina ▁later ▁re called , ▁" it ▁was ▁thought ▁best ▁not ▁to ▁take ▁me ▁down ▁to ▁[ S anto ▁Dom ingo ] ▁but ▁so ▁often ▁and ▁so ▁v ivid ▁have ▁I ▁had ▁the ▁scene ▁and ▁life ▁described ▁that ▁I ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁there ▁too ." ▁▁ ▁Angel ina ▁Gr im ké ▁attended ▁the ▁Boston ▁Normal ▁School ▁of ▁G ymn ast ics , ▁which ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁H yg iene ▁of ▁W elles ley ▁College . ▁After ▁gradu ating , ▁she ▁and ▁her ▁father ▁moved ▁to ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁to ▁be ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁Francis ▁and ▁family . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁Gr im ké ▁began ▁teaching ▁English ▁at ▁the ▁Arm strong ▁Man ual ▁Training ▁School , ▁a ▁black ▁school ▁in ▁the