Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883
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Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree, c. 1797, Swartekill, New York-died November 26, 1883), African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist best-known for her speech on racial inequalities, "Ain't I a Woman?", delivered extemporaneously in 1851 at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention. Truth was born into slavery but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. She devoted her life to the abolitionist cause and helped to recruit black troops for the Union Army. Although Truth began her career as an abolitionist, the reform causes she sponsored were broad and varied, including prison reform, property rights and universal suffrage. Truth was also known as Isabella Van Wagenen.
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creatorOf | Abraham Lincoln autograph, October 29, 1864. | Bentley Historical Library | |
referencedIn | Audiotape collection of Judy Chicago, 1968-2001 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Autograph File, T, 1580-1975. | Houghton Library | |
referencedIn | Berenice Bryant Lowe Papers, 1880s-1980s | Bentley Historical Library | |
referencedIn | Bernard, Jacqueline, 1921-1983. Papers, 1893-1983 (inclusive), 1943-1983 (bulk). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
referencedIn | Bobbye S. Ortiz Papers, (bulk, 1919-1993 and undated, 1950-1990) | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
creatorOf | Commonplace book, 1890-1898. | Connecticut Historical Society | |
creatorOf | Dale, Rebecca S., 1965-. And ain't I a woman / music by Rebecca S. Dale ; text by Sojourner Truth. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
referencedIn | Ethnic Heritage Studies: Developing a Programmed Literature Unit | Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies Library | |
referencedIn | Garrison family. Garrison Family Papers, 1694-2005 | Smith College, Neilson Library |
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referencedIn | Homespun Heroines and Other Women of Distinction. | ||
referencedIn | The 100 Greatest Women of All Time. |
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memberOf | American Equal Rights Association |
memberOf | American Woman Suffrage Association |
associatedWith | Anthony, Susan Brownell, 1820-1906 |
associatedWith | Benson, George William, b. 1808. |
associatedWith | Bernard, Jacqueline, 1921-1983. |
associatedWith | Bread and Roses Cultural Project |
associatedWith | Chicago, Judy, 1939- |
associatedWith | Communist Party of the United States of America. |
associatedWith | Dale, Rebecca S., 1965- |
associatedWith | Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 |
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Birth 1797
Death 1883-11-26
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Van Wagener, Isabella, 1799-1883
Baumfree, Isabella, 1799-1883
Van Wagenen, Isabella, 1799-1883
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Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883
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