LAD #17 Ain’t I a Woman Speech

Sojourner Truth delivered her speech in 1851 at a women’s convention in Akron, Ohio where she addressed the difference in treatment between black and white women. She begins by talking about all the movements regarding women and abolition and how she wants change. She then goes on to say that she saw a woman being helped into a carriage and she doesn’t and won’t get that same treatment because she is black. She realizes that women aren’t treated as equals and asks the question “Ain’t I a Woman?” which shows her frustration because of the way she is treated because she is a black woman. Lastly, she says that Jesus came from a woman, not a man which shows that they are important and the world has been turned upside down and change needs to occur.

Pictures: I chose a picture of Sojourner Truth and a picture of Harriet Tubman because they were both black women who wanted to advocate for black right's and tried to create change through their lifetimes. They both played important roles in fighting for equality and would be remembered as very inspirational women that changed America for the better.