About 12 years ago I had the privilege to perform this iconic “Ain’t I a Woman” speech by Sojourner Truth. Her words from 1851 came through me and I was enamored by her humor, her wisdom, her strength and her struggle. TODAY - we need these words more than ever. Yes, we’ve just elected the FIRST Black woman Vice President - but there is still work to do. Black women carry the weight of this democracy - whether it’s turning out in record numbers to vote or suffering exponentially more from the ph

Watch as Kerry Washington performs "Ain't I a Woman?" by abolitionist and former slave, Sojourner Truth. | HISTORY

42K views · 3K reactions | On this day in 1851, Sojourner Truth delivered a powerful speech at the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention, demanding equal rights for both women and Black Americans. Her words, later published as "Ain’t I a Woman?", became one of the most iconic and enduring speeches in the fight for gender and racial justice — cementing her legacy as a trailblazer. | The Legal Defense Fund | Facebook

Sojourner Truth and the Power of "Ain’t I a Woman?" Sojourner Truth, a formerly enslaved woman turned abolitionist and women's rights activist, delivered one of the most powerful speeches in American history—*"Ain’t I a Woman?"*—at the 1851 Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. Her words challenged the racial and gender inequalities of the time, advocating for both the abolition of slavery and equal rights for women. Born Isabella Baumfree in 1797, Truth endured the horrors of slavery before