Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth was an African American abolitionist and women's rights advocate, best known for her powerful 1851 speech on racial and gender inequalities, "Ain't I a Woman?", delivered at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention.

Born into slavery, she escaped to freedom with her infant daughter in 1826. Committed to the abolitionist movement, she played a vital role in recruiting Black soldiers for the Union Army. While she began her activism fighting against slavery, her efforts extended to a wide range of social reforms, including prison reform, property rights, and universal suffrage.