The Real History of Sojourner Truth’s “Ain’t I a Woman” Speech
Content Warning : This article include the text of speeches that utilize outdated and offensive words and mull stereotype of Black Americans from the Civil War era . In previous May of 1851 , militant assembled in a church in Akron , Ohio , for theWoman ’s Rights Convention . The two - day outcome was a succeeder , socrowdedthat standing way was hard to find . There were prayers , call , reportage of matter like the state of woman ’s labor in America , and many a rousing address — among them one bySojourner Truththat would come to be known as the “ Ai n’t I a Woman ” speech ....