(3) Base Camp

Sojourner Truth was crystal clear about who she was, what she was saying, and why she was saying it.

The meaning of "Ain't I a Woman" is literal: what you see is what you get. The speech gets a little more complex because of the seriously convoluted social activism at the time—can you keep all the –isms straight?—but Truth's speech is an upfront appeal, spoken without frills or confusing language.