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May 1851

At the Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio, Sojourner Truth delivered what became known as the 'Ain't I a Woman?' speech, linking the causes of racial and gender liberation in a single extemporaneous address. Born Isabella Baumfree and enslaved in New York until 1826, Truth had become a powerful public speaker. The speech created an enduring model for intersectional advocacy uniting abolitionism and women's suffrage.

Events

May 29, 1851
Sojourner Truth Delivers 'Ain't I a Woman' at Akron Convention
At the Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio, Sojourner Truth delivered what became known as the 'Ain't I a Woman?' speech, linking the causes of racial and gender liberation in a single extemporaneous address. Born Isabella Baumfree and enslaved in New York until 1826, Truth had become a powerful public speaker. The speech created an enduring model for intersectional advocacy uniting abolitionism and women's suffrage.
May 29, 1851· debated
Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?"
The formerly enslaved abolitionist delivers her famous address on race and gender in Akron, Ohio.