“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?”
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Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth was an American civil rights and social justice activist, renowned for her leadership in the abolitionist and women's rights movements. Born into slavery, she experienced the transition from bondage to freedom and became one of the most influential speakers of the 19th century. more
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