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Ain_t I a Woman.indd. Sojourner Truth was a former slave who was renowned for her speaking ability for abolition and women’s rights. This impromp-tu speech, delivered at a Women’s Rights Convention in Ohio in 1851, became her most famous speech as she argued against many common anti-feminist arguments of the time.
"AIN'T I A WOMAN?" BY SOJOURNER TRUTH Then they talk about this thing in the head; what's this they call it? [member of audience whispers, "intellect"] That's it, honey. What's that got to do with women's rights or negroes' rights? If my cup won't hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn't you be mean not to
Sojourner Truth - Ain't I A Woman? Speech to the Women's Convention in Akron, Ohio - December, 1851. 1:30 min. Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. I think that 'twixt the negroes of the South and the women at the North, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon.
Analysis. Addressing her audience at the 1851 Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio, as “children,” Black abolitionist and feminist Sojourner Truth begins her speech. “When there is so much racket,” she says, “there must be something out of kilter.”
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Sojourner Truth "Ain't I a Woman?" is a speech, generally considered to have been delivered extemporaneously, by Sojourner Truth (1797–1883), born into slavery in the state of New York. Some time after gaining her freedom in 1827, she became a well known anti-slavery speaker.
1. What is the main message of her speech? 2. List three particular points Sojourner makes in her speech. 3. Is she effective in getting her message across? Why? What effective speaking techniques does she use to get her point across? 4. What events from her life had the most effect on Sojourner's actions? Why? 5.
One of the most unique and interesting speeches of the convention was made by Sojourner Truth, an emancipated slave. It is impossible to transfer it to paper, or convey any adequate idea of the efect it pro-duced upon the audience.
