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By Jone Johnson Lewis, About.com Guide to Women's History since 1999

About Sojourner Truth

Wednesday February 6, 2008
Sojourner Truth, a slave turned preacher and lecturer, worked for both the antislavery cause and for women's rights.
Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth
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Her famous "Ain't I a Woman" speech -- while likely not exactly as it was later remembered -- created quite a stir and called attention to the relationship between racial justice and women's rights.

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March 28, 2008 at 2:07 pm
(1) Jessica says:

why did she die?

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