Sojourners Truths 'Aint I a Woman' Speech 1851:
Sojourners point throughout her speech was to talk about how whites and blacks are treated so differently. She talks about personal experience as she herself is a woman, but she is treated so poorly. She has been whipped, and beaten. Shes mothered 13 children most of which became slaves. Whereas the white woman is a delicate little tea cake that is treated with the utmost kindness and respect. Where is the equality? Another point she makes is that she finds herself in need of education. And if she is less smart then a white man as they claim, shouldn't she be taught in order to be equally if not as smart as men? She finishes by saying it is women's turn to take over the world and make things right again. Feminist power at its finest.
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