Sojourner Truth (1797-1883): Ain't I A Woman? Delivered 1851; Women's Convention, Akron, Ohio ; ... And ain't I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain't I a woman?
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And a'n't I a woman? I have borne thirteen chilern, and seen 'em mos' all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me! And a'n't I a woman? ... "Den dat little man in black dar, he say women can't have as much rights as men, 'cause Christ wan't a woman! Whar did your Christ...
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Sojournor Truth's Aint I a Woman speech translated to poetic format ... And ain't I a woman? Look at me; Look at my arm! I have plowed and planted and gathered into barns and no man could head me. . . And ain't I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man-- when I could get to it-- and bear the lash...
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And ain't I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I ... And ain't I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain't I a woman?
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Ain't I A Woman?; by Sojourner Truth; Women's Rights & African-American Rights Pioneer ... And ain't I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain't I a woman?
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Ain't I A Woman? by Sojourner Truth; Delivered 1851 at the Women's Convention in Akron, Ohio ... And ain't I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain't I a woman?
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And ain't I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man - when I could get it - and bear the lash as well! And ain't I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me!
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"I could work as much, and eat as much as man - when I could get it - and bear the lash as well! And ain't I a woman? I have borne children and seen most of them sold into slavery, and when I cried out with a mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me.
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Are You Ready For Truth?; That was the name of our campaign to introduce the wonderful monument of Sojourner Truth ... The Sojourner Truth Institute of Battle Creek ... In 1995 a group of Battle Creek citizens organized the Sojourner Truth 200th Anniversary Committee to prepare for the bicentennial of Truth's birth in 1997.
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I could work as much and eat as much as a man—when I could get it—and bear de lash a well! And a'n't I a woman? I have borne thirteen chilern, and seen 'em mos' all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother ... Ain't I a Woman? Sojourner Truth speech, 1851 ... Ain't I A Woman? Delivered by Sojourner Truth...
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