Ain't I a Woman? Themes

Shocker: a speech made during a conference on women's rights is going to have women as a theme. Sojourner challenged the long-cherished and idealized view of women as something to be protected and...

Sojourner Truth was unapologetic about growing up a slave…and suffering because of it. She didn't argue the moral standpoint—there was no need. Instead, she let her experience speak for itself...

We'll take Obvious for 500, Alex. Any speech on equal rights is going to address some kind of injustice. "Ain't I a Woman?" was focused on the unfairness of coddling white women while condemning B...

Sojourner didn't make any moral demands on her audience. Despite being devoutly Christian and having a firm faith in God's ability to help change the status quo, she trusted the common sense of the...