| Full Name |
Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree) |
| Date of Birth |
- |
| Place of Birth |
Swartekill, Ulster County, New York, U.S. |
| Date of Death |
26 November 1883 |
| Place of Death |
Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S. |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
United States |
| Education |
Self-taught |
| Profession |
Abolitionist, women's rights activist, speaker, evangelist |
| Years of Activity |
c. 1843 - 1883 |
| Brief Information |
Sojourner Truth was an American abolitionist and women's rights activist. Born into slavery, she escaped to freedom in 1826 and became a prominent speaker on the abolitionist circuit. Her most famous speech, "Ain't I a Woman?", delivered at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in 1851, advocated for both racial and gender equality. |