Primary Sources- Famous Speeches: Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I a Woman?" - Formative Staff | Laabri

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Why was Sojourner Truth making the statement "Ain't I a woman"?

She wanted the audience to recognize how Black women were excluded from discussions about gender equality.

She was reminding the audience that she was still a woman even though she had done hard labor like some men.

She was restating this fact so the audience would realize that men and women are equal.

She was trying to remind the audience that many women are overlooked based on their education at the time.

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