Women’s History Month
Sojourner Truth
In honor of Women’s History Month, Kathy Evans, DLC 727 President would like to celebrate the life and legacy of Sojourner Truth.
Sojourner Truth
1797 - 1883
Truth was an African-American abolitionist and
women rights activist. She was born a slave in
1797, but escaped to freedom with her infant daughter Sophia,
leaving her two other children behind.
Her 5-year-old son was was illegally sold to a man in
Alabama and she took the issue to court and got her son back.
This was written in history as the first time an
African-American woman successfully challenged a white man in a
United States Court.
Favorite Quote:
“Ain’t I a woman?”
Inspiration:
Sojourner Truth was an activist for women’s rights and she
challenged the norms of racial injustice.