An African Woman Necessity In Ain T I A Woman
In every person’s life, there’s bound to be at least one change. In every person’s life there’s bound to be inspiration, and motivation. Motivation creates change, whether its a change of heart or a change of the environment in history, its a change that pushes generations forward. In American history, a story of independence has been shown in what people have changed, starting with African american rights, then not soon after women’s rights, and continuing forward gay rights. Hopefully humans soon see that people change because of fear, hope, and necessity because if not, the world may never grow. Fear is a large part of humans to grow bigger than others, or to try and take control of life. In the story, “Ain’t I a woman?” An African woman
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In the story, “Ain’t I a Woman?” From a different take on this story she’s explaining her problems and putting it out there that she may not be a white woman but she’s certainly been through more and needs a change saying, “The 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 mudpuddles, or gives me the best place! 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 and eat as well as a man-when I could get it- and bear the lash as well!” She is a woman and she was saying she was as good as any man yet still she wasn’t treated with as much respect as any white woman. She wanted a change yet later on she said something most say is heartbreaking, “ I have borne thirteen children, and seen them most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out my mother’s grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain’t I a woman?” She had children sold out into slavery and she knew this needed to end. Every woman had been precious except her, and all the other black woman and it needed to change, because they cried and nothing would happen, she worked and nothing would happen. A change needed to happen and Sojourner Truth knew it. Necessity is a motivator for all people, doesn’t matter the race,
In the story, “Ain’t I a Woman?” From a different take on this story she’s explaining her problems and putting it out there that she may not be a white woman but she’s certainly been through more and needs a change saying, “The 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 mudpuddles, or gives me the best place! 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 and eat as well as a man-when I could get it- and bear the lash as well!” She is a woman and she was saying she was as good as any man yet still she wasn’t treated with as much respect as any white woman. She wanted a change yet later on she said something most say is heartbreaking, “ I have borne thirteen children, and seen them most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out my mother’s grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain’t I a woman?” She had children sold out into slavery and she knew this needed to end. Every woman had been precious except her, and all the other black woman and it needed to change, because they cried and nothing would happen, she worked and nothing would happen. A change needed to happen and Sojourner Truth knew it. Necessity is a motivator for all people, doesn’t matter the race,