Social Studies: Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman” Speech
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Former slave Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech was given at an Ohio Women’s Convention in 1851. The powerful performance is still used today as a call for equal treatment of women.