Ain T I A Wom An Analysis Of Speech By Sojourner Truth
Ain't I a Woman?
An Analysis of speech by Sojourner Truth
Laurelle Stephens
Com.2204, Semester 2
Dr. Showell
April 9, 2007
Being a Woman is powerful. Being an African-American woman is even more powerful Ain't I a Woman is a speech by Sojourner Truth. This speech is very in lighting to many women of color. For women of color to be noticed is something Sojourner thought was important. Women's and Negros rights is something positive and that should be looked upon and that's how Sojourner saw it. To give a brief history about the person who wrote the speech I was assigned. Isabella Baumfree was born in 1797, in Ulster County, New York. Isabella was one out of thirteen children of Elizabeth and James Baumfree. Isabella was sold to slavery …show more content…
Sojourner spoke these words, "I could work and eat as much as a man-when I can get it and bare the lash as well", those words in her speech proves that she feels that if she can do that same things as a man or others then she should be looked down upon. Sojourner feels that just because she is a woman she is unable to do certain things or even the simple fact that because she is a woman of color she isn't capable of what woman do. She feels the work she does isn't just the same but what she accomplishes could be even better. Sojourner basically wants people to realize what she does. Sojourner felt that men should let woman do what they are capable of doing and to stop looking down upon them. Sojourner quoted in her speech, "If the first woman of God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again! And now they is asking to do it, then men better let them." Sojourner was obliged to people to ear her speech and she wanted to make sure that the people knew and understood what she was
An Analysis of speech by Sojourner Truth
Laurelle Stephens
Com.2204, Semester 2
Dr. Showell
April 9, 2007
Being a Woman is powerful. Being an African-American woman is even more powerful Ain't I a Woman is a speech by Sojourner Truth. This speech is very in lighting to many women of color. For women of color to be noticed is something Sojourner thought was important. Women's and Negros rights is something positive and that should be looked upon and that's how Sojourner saw it. To give a brief history about the person who wrote the speech I was assigned. Isabella Baumfree was born in 1797, in Ulster County, New York. Isabella was one out of thirteen children of Elizabeth and James Baumfree. Isabella was sold to slavery …show more content…
Sojourner spoke these words, "I could work and eat as much as a man-when I can get it and bare the lash as well", those words in her speech proves that she feels that if she can do that same things as a man or others then she should be looked down upon. Sojourner feels that just because she is a woman she is unable to do certain things or even the simple fact that because she is a woman of color she isn't capable of what woman do. She feels the work she does isn't just the same but what she accomplishes could be even better. Sojourner basically wants people to realize what she does. Sojourner felt that men should let woman do what they are capable of doing and to stop looking down upon them. Sojourner quoted in her speech, "If the first woman of God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again! And now they is asking to do it, then men better let them." Sojourner was obliged to people to ear her speech and she wanted to make sure that the people knew and understood what she was