In addition she also fought for property rights, prison reforms and universal suffrage. Her famous speech given in Ohio at the Women’s Rights Convention where she spoke her famous line “Ain’t I a women?” Her biggest concern was that once rights had been given to black men that the fight for equality would begin to dim leaving all women with even less rights. Truth passed in her hometown of Battle Creek, Michigan in 1883 surrounded by her friends and family who idolize Truth for the amazing legacy she left. Sports and sporting events are known to be especially sexist. Tegla Loroupe changed that, fighting for women’s rights while at the same time running marathons. The young Kenyan woman began running at her school house with no shoes. Once she realized her true talent and passion for running she quickly adopted the idea of becoming a professional athlete. She ran her first marathon in New York in 1994 and won, making her a track icon. Tegla continued her rise to sports fame all the way to the 2000’s Olympics where she ran in the marathon despite contracting food poisoning the night
In addition she also fought for property rights, prison reforms and universal suffrage. Her famous speech given in Ohio at the Women’s Rights Convention where she spoke her famous line “Ain’t I a women?” Her biggest concern was that once rights had been given to black men that the fight for equality would begin to dim leaving all women with even less rights. Truth passed in her hometown of Battle Creek, Michigan in 1883 surrounded by her friends and family who idolize Truth for the amazing legacy she left. Sports and sporting events are known to be especially sexist. Tegla Loroupe changed that, fighting for women’s rights while at the same time running marathons. The young Kenyan woman began running at her school house with no shoes. Once she realized her true talent and passion for running she quickly adopted the idea of becoming a professional athlete. She ran her first marathon in New York in 1994 and won, making her a track icon. Tegla continued her rise to sports fame all the way to the 2000’s Olympics where she ran in the marathon despite contracting food poisoning the night