Created by abolitionists, the association reinforced an extensive broad reform agenda including women’s rights and pacifism. In 1846 Truth’s first time speaking was at the National Women’s Rights Convention in Worcester, Massachusetts for woman suffrage. This led controversy, at these times men didn’t view women as equal, they thought women were only good for housekeeping, and that they didn’t have a place for voting or even getting the same education that men were able to. Although the Northampton community didn’t last long, that didn’t hinder Truth she still maintained and continued to do what was right, Truth could have just relinquished but she stayed steadfast this was just the beginning of her activist career, she said “I am glad to see that men are getting their rights, but I want women to get theirs, and while the water is stirring I will step into the pool.” Truth began touring faithfully around surrounding areas with abolitionist George Thompson, speaking to large crowds on the subject of slavery and human rights. The year of 1851 at the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention in Akorn, Truth gave her famous “Ain’t I a Woman” speech. “If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the word upside down, these woman together ought to be able to turn it back, get it right side up again! […]. At first the speech got no recognition it took the help of Marius Robinson who attended the convention, Robinson record the speech in his voice and the speech would appear in the print 12 years later after the initial speech. Truth continued touring Ohio now with Robinson to help publicize the antislavery movement. As Truth grew the abolition movement gained force, as did the crowd that Sojourner acquired, the crowd became more hospitable people started listening to what Truth had to offer. Some viewed Truth as radical and maybe she was but she just
Created by abolitionists, the association reinforced an extensive broad reform agenda including women’s rights and pacifism. In 1846 Truth’s first time speaking was at the National Women’s Rights Convention in Worcester, Massachusetts for woman suffrage. This led controversy, at these times men didn’t view women as equal, they thought women were only good for housekeeping, and that they didn’t have a place for voting or even getting the same education that men were able to. Although the Northampton community didn’t last long, that didn’t hinder Truth she still maintained and continued to do what was right, Truth could have just relinquished but she stayed steadfast this was just the beginning of her activist career, she said “I am glad to see that men are getting their rights, but I want women to get theirs, and while the water is stirring I will step into the pool.” Truth began touring faithfully around surrounding areas with abolitionist George Thompson, speaking to large crowds on the subject of slavery and human rights. The year of 1851 at the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention in Akorn, Truth gave her famous “Ain’t I a Woman” speech. “If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the word upside down, these woman together ought to be able to turn it back, get it right side up again! […]. At first the speech got no recognition it took the help of Marius Robinson who attended the convention, Robinson record the speech in his voice and the speech would appear in the print 12 years later after the initial speech. Truth continued touring Ohio now with Robinson to help publicize the antislavery movement. As Truth grew the abolition movement gained force, as did the crowd that Sojourner acquired, the crowd became more hospitable people started listening to what Truth had to offer. Some viewed Truth as radical and maybe she was but she just