“Ain’t I a Woman?” is a speech delivered by Sojourner Truth, an African American abolitionist and women’s rights activist, at the Women’s Convention in Akron, Ohio, in 1851. The speech is a powerful indictment of the racism and sexism that Black women faced in the United States in the 19th century.
In her speech, Truth argues that Black women are just as human as White women and that they deserve the same rights and privileges. She uses her own experiences as a slave and a free woman to illustrate the challenges that Black women faced. She also uses humor and sarcasm to make her points.