Sojourner Truth: A Feminist Analysis

Over 160 years ago, an emancipated slave from New York stood in front of a woman’s rights convention and delivered what is now considered one of the most famous—as well as one of the oldest—feminist pledges. While the speech itself and its author will not be discussed (the scope and extension of this paper would need to be much greater to do it justice), the date of its delivery is of importance: 164 years have passed since Sojourner Truth spoke those immortal words and yet her whole speech still holds validity today. It seems unbelievable, even preposterous, that the war in which Truth so bravely battled still rages. Although the progress that has been made cannot be rejected or overlooked, there is no denying that there is still a long