Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman" Speech
Women's Convention, Akron, Ohio
1851
Summary:
Though faced with a lack of suffrage and the ideal that they lack the equality with men, white women actually had better social standings that any other women in the country, namely the black population, or slaves. Sojourner Truth was one of these very women, but only one of the few to ever speak out against this.
She had done much more than her 'fair' share of work during her time, and received little compensation for it -most of her children were even sold off into slavery. All she asked in her speech was to have some equality, or at least a bit recognition for what she'd done. If she could change this by getting all of the women in the country to band together, they could alter the nation as a whole, even with the men standing in their way.
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