1. Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth. Ain tIa woman? . Sojourner Truth was born a New York slave in 1797 on the plantation of Colonel Hardenbergh. Her http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/great/2farhana.htm

Sojourner Truth "Ain't I a woman?" Sojourner Truth was born a New York slave in 1797 on the plantation of Colonel Hardenbergh. Her real name was Isabelle VanWagener (some references use the name Isabelle Baumfree). She was freed by a new New York law which proclaimed that all slaves twenty-eight years of age and over were to be freed. Isabelle, in her later life, thought she received messages from God. That was how she got her new name, Sojourner Truth. She joined the Anti-Slavery Society and became an abolitionist lecturer and a speaker for women's rights both black and white. One speech for which she became well known for, was called "Ain't I a Woman?". Olive Gilbert, a close friend of Sojourner Truth, wrote a biography of her life, "A Narrative of Sojourner Truth: a Northern Slave". The biography helped her earn money for her trips. She also sold postcards with her picture and her motto below which said, "We Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance". After the Civil War, she gave speeches for equal rights. On November 26, 1883 Sojourner Truth died. Sojourner Truth was different from what was considered to be normal at that time and place. Her determination to help her people was fearless and confident. Truth never gave up when she was being over looked during her speeches. She would always discover some way to get attention from the audience. Truth took many risks to achieve her goal of releasing the blacks. For example she was threatened to be murdered by a few Southerners for many different reasons but Truth stood tall and firm. Although some people said she would never approach her goal of freeing her people, she did. To many people Sojourner Truth was a great leader. Many lives including the Northerners', Southerners', and blacks', and whites', were changed because of her influence. Her daring personality, strong will, and courage helped her make a great and lasting difference in the United States of America.

2. Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth. A Biography. Isabella changed her name to Sojourner Truth in 1843, as she planned to travel the land telling the truth. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/9840/sojourn.html

Sojourner Truth A Biography *NEW!* Visit the Sojourner Truth Institute Sojourner Truth was born Isabella Bomefree (later spelled Baumfree) about 1797 at Hurley, Ulster County, New York. Her parents were James and Betsy, slaves of Colonel Hardenbergh. Upon the Colonel1s death, their ownership passed to his son, Charles Hardenbergh. Isabella was sold four times: 1806- to Neeley (with a flock of sheep), for $100.00 1808- to Shriver, for $105.00 1810- to Dumont, for $300.00 1828- to Van Wagener, who bought Isabella and her daughter Sophia to give them their freedom. Isabella spoke low Dutch until she was about 10 years old, and never learned to read or write. She was the mother of five children: Diane, b. 1815; buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Michigan Peter, b. 1822; surmised to have been lost at sea Hannah, ? Elizabeth, b. 1825; buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Battle Creek, Michigan Sophia, b. 1826; buried at Harmonia Cemetery, Bedford Township, Calhoun County, Michigan Isabella changed her name to Sojourner Truth in 1843, as she planned to travel the land telling the truth. There are some reports that this change was a response to a religious vision Truth experienced. She led a varied and colorful life in the East, where she won three lawsuits: When she retrieved her son, Peter, who had been sold illegally in New York state.

3. Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth. c. 17971883. Narrative Essay. Sojourner Truth (ca. Biography Resource Center ©2001, Gale Group, Inc. The Narrative of Sojourner Truth. http://www.africawithin.com/bios/sojourner_truth.htm

Sojourner Truth c. 1797-1883 Narrative Essay Sojourner Truth (ca. 1797-1883) was a black American freedom fighter and orator. She believed herself chosen by God to preach His word and to help with the abolitionist effort to free her people. Sojourner Truth was born Isabella Baumfree in Ulster County, N.Y., the daughter of an African named Baumfree (after his Dutch owner) and a woman called Elizabeth. About the age of 9 she was auctioned off to an Englishman named John Nealy. The Nealys understood very little of her Dutch jargon and, as a result, she was often brutally punished for no real reason. Eventually Nealy sold her to a fisherman who owned a tavern in Kingston, N.Y. Here she acquired the idiomatic expressions which came to mark her speech. John J. Dumont, a nearby plantation owner, purchased her next. During her tenure with his family she married and had five children. In 1827, after New York had passed an emancipation act freeing its slaves, she prepared to take her family away. But Dumont began to show reluctance to this, so she ran away with only her youngest child. She finally wound up in New York City. She worked at a menial job and through some friends came under the sway of a religious fanatic named Mathias. Eventually disillusioned by her life in New York and by Mathias, in 1843 she left on what she termed a pilgrimage to spread the truth of God's word. She assumed the name Sojourner Truth, which she believed God had given her as a symbolic representation of her mission in life. Soon her reputation as an orator spread, and large crowds greeted her wherever she spoke.

4. Truth Sojourner - Isabella Baumfree Van Wagener From FOLDOC Truth Sojourner Isabella Baumfree van Wagener. law, history of philosophy American advocate for human rights (1797-1883). After http://www.swif.uniba.it/lei/foldop/foldoc.cgi?Truth Sojourner - Isabella Baumfr

5. Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth, Sojourner Truth (originally named Isabella Baumfree), was born a slave in Ulster County, New York State, in about 1797. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAStruth.htm

Sojourner Truth To receive your free copy every week enter your email address below. FREE Education Newsletters - choose below... Education on the Internet Teaching History Online Email: Let keep Ahead .com bring you the world by email Spartacus USA History British History Second World War ... Email Sojourner Truth (originally named Isabella Baumfree), was born a slave in Ulster County, New York State, in about 1797. At the age of nine she was auctioned off to an Englishman named John Nealey. Over the next few years she was owned by a fisherman in Kingston and then by John Dumont, a plantation owner from New York County. Between 1810 and 1827 she had five children with a fellow slave. She was dismayed when one of her sons was sold to a plantation owner in Alabama. After New York State abolished slavery in 1827

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8. Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth (1797?1883) was originally named Isabella. Truth, Sojourner. Narrative of Sojourner Truth A Bondswoman of Olden Time. Boston. 1875. http://www.wmol.com/whalive/truth.htm

Sojourner Truth (1797?-1883) was originally named Isabella. After escaping from her master she took the surname of Maria and Isaac Van Wagenen, who had helped her. Truth sued successfully for the return of one of her son who was illegally sold back into slavery. In 1843 she says God gave her the name of Sojourner Truth and began traveling and lecturing as an itinerant preacher. Sandra Hansen Sojourner Truth with dignity and compasion in "Kate's Pants." Hurray! You are a GENIUS! Trivia Quiz Home Kate's Pants Truth, Sojourner. Narrative of Sojourner Truth : A Bondswoman of Olden Time. Boston. 1875. Sandra R Hansen Women's History ALIVE!

9. Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth. Sojourner Truth was born in 1797 in Hurly, New York. Her parents James Elizabeth were slaves of a wealthy man http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/womenenc/truth.html

Sojourner Truth from Holland who lived in upstate New York. Sojourner had many different masters as a young child. When she was a teen she was sold to a man named John J. Dumont. Mr. Dumont made Sojourner marry another slave named Thomas. Together they had five children. She was a very tall women with a commanding voice. She spoke for women rights and the abolition of slavery. She believed that women can do any job as well as any man. In 1843 Sojourner said that God told her to change her name from Isabella to Sojourner Truth. During the Civil War, Sojourner went to Washington D.C serving in the Union army. Sojourner died on November 26, 1883. 1998, by Alberto, Third Grade BACK

10. Voices From The Gaps: Sojourner Truth SOJOURNER TRUTH b.1797 1893. PROJECT INFO. Sojourner Truth has been adopted as a powerful symbol for both feminists and African-Americans through the years. http://voices.cla.umn.edu/newsite/authors/TRUTHsojourner.htm

PROJECT WRITERS CLASSROOM SUBMIT ... By significant dates SOJOURNER TRUTH b.1797 - 1893 PROJECT INFO Overview and purpose of the program Awards List of contributors Permissions list ... Contact us (please note that we have no contact with the writers and cannot provide contact information) "That little man in black there, he says women can't have as much rights as men, 'cause Christ wasn't a woman! Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do wtih him." Ain't I A Woman? speech, 1851 Women's Rights Convention, Akron, Ohio Click to go to: Biography - Criticism Selected Bibliography Related Links BIOGRAPHY - CRITICISM Sojourner Truth has been adopted as a powerful symbol for both feminists and African-Americans through the years. The early 1900s represented Truth primarily as a feminist, but by the 1910s and onwards, she was heralded as a symbol for equal rights for African Americans. By the 1940s Truth was counted among the most influential African-Americans, and her popularity continued through the 1960s and 70s. Contemporary critics have lauded Truth's speaking abilities, placing her among some of the most polished religious and civic speakers of her time. In 1981, Truth was posthumously inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. By the 1990s, biographies reflected her as both a symbol of black America and the feminist movement, as well as an important figure in the political history of America.

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12. Lesson Plan - SOJOURNER TRUTH SOJOURNER TRUTH. MINIUNIT. Famous Person podium. This was where Sojourner Truth delivered her most famous speech, A rn tIa Woman? . (There http://teacherlink.ed.usu.edu/tlresources/units/Byrnes-famous/SOJOURN.HTMl

SOJOURNER TRUTH MINI-UNIT Famous Person: Sojourner Truth Related Topics: Women's Rights (Suffrage) Civil Rights (Abolitionism) Prejudice Grade Level: Author: Shelly Nielsen TABLE OF CONTENTS Background Information References Objectives Time Allotment ... BACKGROUND INFORMATION That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain't I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm. I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man-when I could get it-and bear the lash as well! And ain't I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen them most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain't I a woman? (Hamilton 74). Sojourner had a deep voice, and a very powerful presence. She was the first prominent African-American directly associated with the white women's suffrage movement. This speech was intended to demonstrate that both poor and black women should also be included under the title of "woman". Along with having a large impact on women's rights, she became one of the most famous abolitionists, singing gospel songs and reciting speeches in churches and auditoriums to primarily white, middle-class audiences. She was a very sought-after orator on the antislavery and women's rights lecture circuits in the 1850s-1870s. She was well known among abolitionists such as William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe (who wrote a book about her-

13. PAL: Sojourner Truth (Isabella Baumfree) (1797?-1883) (EText) Narrative of Sojourner Truth. Representing Truth Sojourner Truth s Knowing and Becoming Known. Journal of American History 81.2 (Sep 1994) 461-92. http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/chap4/truth.html

PAL: Perspectives in American Literature - A Research and Reference Guide Paul P. Reuben Chapter 4: Early Nineteenth Century - Sojourner Truth (Isabella Baumfree) (1797?-1883) ST: Ain't I a Woman? Women in History: ST Biography ST Timeline Primary Works ... Home Page Source: Narrative of Sojourner Truth, 1850: Cover Top Primary Works Narrative of Sojourner Truth, 1850; edited by Frances W. Titus, 1853. ( E-Text Narrative of Sojourner Truth. edited by Olive Gilbert. Salem, N.H.: Ayer Co., 1988. E185.97 .T882 Top Selected Bibliography Alliaume, Karen T. "The Risks of Repeating Ourselves: Reading Feminist/Womanist Figures of Jesus." Cross Currents 48.2 (Sumr 1998): 198-217. Bernard, Jacqueline. Journey toward freedom; the story of Sojourner Truth. NY: Norton, 1967. Juv / Biog T874 b Campbell, Karlyn K. "Style and Content in the Rhetoric of Early Afro-American Feminists." Quarterly Journal of Speech 72.4 (Nov 1986): 434-45. Crosthwaite, Jane. "Women and Wild Beasts: Versions of the Exotic in Nineteenth-Century American Art." Southern Humanities Review 19.2 (Sprg 1985): 97-114.

14. Sojourner Truth - Florence, Northampton Massachusetts Welcome to the Web Site of the Sojourner Truth Memorial Statue Project in Florence, Massachusetts! Sojourner Truth, a former slave who lived in Florence, MA in the Mid1800's, was a nationally known http://www.noho.com/sojourner

Welcome to the Web Site of the Sojourner Truth Memorial Statue Project in Florence, Massachusetts! Sojourner Truth, a former slave who lived in Florence, MA in the Mid-1800's, was a nationally known advocate for equality and justice. A group of citizens from many walks of life, have come together to create a memorial statue and site honoring her life and work. The following pages describe the origin of the project, its mission, the fundraising effort for the statue, artist selection update, and related links. Enjoy and carry it on! Limited Edition Bronzes of Sojourner Truth now available This web page was created through a grant from The Community Based Learning Program, Weissman Center for Leadership, Mount Holyoke College , South Hadley, Massachusetts. For comments and suggestions about the web site, contact Asseneta Deliiska.

15. Sojourner Truth - African American Historical Figure Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth are popular African American figures. The Bright Moments web site tells you about thesewell known figures as well as lesser known, yet Sojourner Truth. It is rarely discussed, but Sojourner Truth fought for the desegregation of public C. system. Sojourner Truth brought a local street to a standstill when http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/nsotrue.html

Sojourner Truth It is rarely discussed, but Sojourner Truth fought for the desegregation of public transportation in Washington, DC during the Civil War. She refused to face the indignities of Jim Crow segregation on street cars and had the Jim Crow car removed from the Washington D. C. system. Sojourner Truth brought a local street to a standstill when a driver refused her passage. With the support of the crowd she forced the driver to carry her. During her legendary life, she challenged injustice wherever she saw it. She was an abolitionist, women's rights activist and preacher. Born into slavery (as Isabella Baumfree) in upstate New York, Sojourner Truth obtained her freedom and moved to New York City. There she began to work with organizations designed to assist women. She later became a traveling preacher and quickly developed a reputation as a powerful speaker. A turning point in her life occurred when she visited the Northhampton Association in Massachusetts. The members of this association included many of the leading abolitionists and women's rights activists of her time. Among these people Sojourner Truth discussed issues of the day and as a result of these discussions became one of the first people in the country to link the oppression of black slaves with the oppression of women.

16. Truth, Sojourner The online gateway to the black world, featuring news and commentary on African American arts, culture and politics. Sojourner Truth, African American abolitionist, women's rights advocate, and http://www.africana.com/archive/articles/tt_058.asp

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17. Gale - Free Resources - Black History Month - Biographies - Sojourner Truth Short biography and portrait of this abolitionist and women's rights activist. http://www.gale.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/truth_s.htm

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18. AFRO-AMERICAN ALMANAC - African-American History Resource The AFROAMERICAN Almanac provides an engaging and comtemplative exploration of the origins of the African in America. must often have seen the singular name of Sojourner Truth, announced as a frequent speaker at Anti-Slavery brought up to me that Sojourner Truth was below, and requested an http://www.toptags.com/aama/books/book6.htm

HOME Trivia Games FolkTales Biographies ... Feedback YOUR INTERNET RESOURCE FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY SOJOURNER TRUTH, THE LIBYAN SIBYL By Harriet Beecher Stowe Many years ago, the few readers of radical Abolitionist papers must often have seen the singular name of Sojourner Truth, announced as a frequent speaker at Anti-Slavery meetings, and as travelling on a sort of self-appointed agency through the country. I had myself often remarked the name, but never met the individual. On one occasion, when our house was filled with company, several eminent clergymen being our guests, notice was brought up to me that Sojourner Truth was below, and requested an interview. Knowing nothing of her but her singular name, I went down, prepared to make the interview short, as the pressure of many other engagements demanded. When I went into the room, a tall, spare form arose to meet me. She was evidently a full-blooded African, and though now aged and worn with many hardships, still gave the impression of a physical development which in early youth must have been as fine a specimen of the torrid zone as Cumberworth's celebrated statuette of the Negro Woman at the Fountain. Indeed, she so strongly reminded me of that figure, that, when I recall the events of her life, as she narrated them to me, I imagine her as a living, breathing impersonation of that work of art. I do not recollect ever to have been conversant with any one who had more of that silent and subtle power which we call personal presence than this woman. In the modern Spiritualistic phraseology, she would be described as having a strong sphere. Her tall form, as she rose up before me, is still vivid to my mind. She was dressed in some stout, grayish stuff, neat and clean, though dusty from travel. On her head, she wore a bright Madras handkerchief, arranged as a turban, after the manner of her race. She seemed perfectly self-possessed and at her ease,in fact, there was almost an unconscious superiority, not unmixed with a solemn twinkle of humor, in the odd, composed manner in which she looked down on me. Her whole air had at times a gloomy sort of drollery which impressed one strangely.

19. Sojourner Truth Biography Page Sojourner Truth 1797(?)l883. Born Isabella Baumfree, Sojourner Truth was one of the earliest and most passionate of female abolitionists http://www.civilwarhome.com/truthbio.htm

Sojourner Truth Born Isabella Baumfree, Sojourner Truth was one of the earliest and most passionate of female abolitionists-for she herself had once been a slave. She also spoke of the living conditions many slaves were forced to endure, crowded together into cabins with no privacy, overworked, fed scraps in many cases, and clothed in threadbare hand-me-downs. Her audiences must have felt the shame as Truth recalled the auction block, upon which men and women alike were frequently forced to strip and stand before potential buyers, who would search their bodies for marks of the whip or of wrist or leg irons, the presence of which would indicate the slave had been frequently punished. The slaves would be forced to endure impersonal and degrading inspections of their teeth, muscles, and other body parts, depending on what the buyer was looking for in the purchase. Truth was self-educated, and much of her speaking bore the stamp of a deep love of and acquaintance with Scripture. When explaining to Harriet Beecher Stowe how she came to change her name, Truth said she felt God had called her "to travel up and down the land, showing the people their sins and being a sign unto them." She also possessed a quick wit, coupled with an ability to think fast and turn the unkind words of others against them. Facing a heckler once who told her he did not care for her anti-slavery talk anymore than he would for the bite of a flea, Truth retorted, "Perhaps not, but Lord willing I'll keep you scratching."

20. National Women's Hall Of Fame - Women Of The Hall Sojourner Truth ( c. 1797 1883) Quick Facts. Birth c. 1797. Death 1883. Year Inducted 1981. Achievement In She was born a slave named Isabella in Ulster County, New York.. God, she said, had given her a new name Sojourner Truth. As was common in that era, religious fervor led her into http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=158

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