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The version known as "Ain't I a Woman" remained the most widely circulated version until the work of historian Nell Irvin Painter, followed up by the Sojourner Truth Project, found strong historical evidence that the Gage speech was likely very inaccurate, and the Robinson speech was the likely the most accurate version.
Sojourner Truth (/ s oʊ ˈ dʒ ɜːr n ər, ˈ s oʊ dʒ ɜːr n ər /; [1] born Isabella Baumfree; c. 1797 – November 26, 1883) was an American abolitionist and activist for African-American civil rights, women's rights, and alcohol temperance. [2]
In 1981, an Ohio Historical Marker was unveiled on the site of the Universalist "Old Stone" Church in Akron where Sojourner Truth gave her "Ain't I a Woman?" speech on May 29, 1851. [9] [10] Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza, which includes a statue of her by sculptor and Akron native Woodrow Nash, opened in Akron in 2024. [11] [12]
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One of Truth’s quotes on a pillar reads, “I will not allow my life’s light to be determined by the darkness around me.” Recommended Stories Watch: Top 12 songs to drive around to in the summer
Akron's Sojourner Truth Project and Legacy Plaza has made its way into the national spotlight as a project that highlights Women's History Month, a commemoration held in March every year ...
She was an activist in the temperance, anti-slavery, and woman's-rights movements, and in 1851 presided over a woman's-rights convention in Akron, Ohio, where her opening speech introducing Sojourner Truth attracted much attention. Twelve years later, in 1863, Gage recorded her recollection of Truth's speech, "Ain't I a Woman?."
Truth, a formerly enslaved person, delivered the speech to a crowd gathered at the Universalist Old Stone Church in Akron for the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention. In the speech, Truth drew upon ...