LAD #17 Sojourner Truth: Ain't I Woman?

Sojourner Truth's speech was revolutionary for all women at this critical transition period for women and African Americans as a whole. She begins by saying women work just as hard as men and go through just as much as them yet they are treated poorly. At a time when other people rarely saw the other side of the pancake, this was eye-opening because many women began to realize that the way they were bing treated wasn't right and there was room for improvement. Her comparisons between women and men were very accurate by saying that Christ was born from a woman and by denying other women of equal opportunities they aren't representing their church the way they should be treated. Sojourner Truth's speech was one of many in this time period addressing issues from then that still relate today in very similar ways.