"Ain't I A Woman?"
In 1851, Sojourner Truth, a black woman, performed a very moving speech about rights for not just white woman, but black woman as well. She calls out two major issues, racist and sexists. She questions why woman are constantly being seen as helpless and weak, when really, woman can do anything. She also doesn't understand why white woman are treated so much better than black woman, but "Ain't (she) a woman?" While she is a woman of the south, she doesn't quite understand why the woman of the north are treated very nicely and with respect. Although they both have few rights, "Ain't (they both) a Woman?" She also questions why woman are seen as dumb or, less smart than men, but she really doesn't care about that, because she would rather have respect. Truth ends her argument, with men would be nothing without woman; they wouldn't be here without a woman.
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