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Feb 1, 1999 · 1797-1883. Edited by Debra Michals, PhD | 2015. A formerly enslaved woman, Sojourner Truth became an outspoken advocate for abolition, temperance, and civil and women’s rights in the nineteenth century. Her Civil War work earned her an invitation to meet President Abraham Lincoln in 1864.
Apr 3, 2014 · (1797-1883) Who Was Sojourner Truth? Sojourner Truth was an African American abolitionist and women's rights activist best-known for her speech on racial inequalities, "Ain't I a Woman?",...
Civil rights pioneer. Now the full story of the American icon’s life and faith is finally coming to light. A close-up of Sojourner Truth’s face in statue created by Woodrow Nash. An 1883 New...
Dec 10, 2019 · Sojourner Truth: A Resource Guide. African-American activist and abolitionist, Sojourner Truth, was born into slavery but escaped to freedom in 1826. This guide provides access to Library of Congress digitized materials, links to external websites, and a selected print bibliography. Have a question? Need assistance?
Dec 9, 1998 · Sojourner Truth has the distinction of being the first African American woman to win a lawsuit in the United States; the first was when she fought for her son's freedom after he had been illegally sold.
May 28, 2021 · HISTORY & CULTURE. NEWS. Sojourner Truth’s battle cry still resonates 170 years later. Her famous “Ain’t I a woman?” speech helped launch the women's suffrage movement and symbolizes...
Sojourner Truth (b. c . 1797–d. 1883), born enslaved as Isabella Van Wagenen in the Hudson River Valley of Ulster County, New York, spoke Dutch as her first language.
