Ain’t I a Woman

Few voices captured the brutal reality of enslavement as powerfully as Sojourner Truth. Truth endured profound mistreatment and indignities as an enslaved woman. A severe beating left her reliant on a cane for the rest of her life, yet she remained unwavering in her pursuit of justice. She became a fierce advocate for both the abolition of slavery and the rights of women.

In 1851, she delivered her most famous speech, Ain’t I A Woman?, a…