Sojourner Truth never said the phrase “Aint I a Woman?” in her famous women’s rights speech. Frances Gage published the most common yet inaccurate version in 1863.

Truth, a formerly enslaved person, delivered the speech to a crowd gathered at the Universalist Old Stone Church in Akron for the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention.

The site where abolitionist Sojourner Truth delivered her iconic “Ain’t I a Woman? in 1851 now has a statue and plaza dedicated in her honor.. Hundreds gathered in Akron, Ohio, on Wednesday to ...

Hundreds gathered Wednesday to unveil a plaza and statue dedicated to Truth at the very spot she gave a speech now known as “Ain’t I a Woman?” 173 years earlier. Patrick Orsagos | AP.

Sojourner Truth statue unveiled at the site of 1851 ‘Ain’t I a Woman?’ speech “I will not allow my life’s light to be determined by the darkness around me," a quote by Truth reads on a ...

The women’s rights pioneer gave an iconic speech now known as “Ain’t I a Woman?” in 1851 at the Ohio spot. Skip to Article. Set weather. Back To Main Menu Close. Quick Look- ...

Hundreds gathered in an Ohio city Wednesday to unveil a plaza and statue dedicated to women’s rights pioneer Sojourner Truth at the very spot she gave a speech now known as “Ain’t I a Woman ...

AKRON, Ohio — Hundreds gathered in an Ohio city on Wednesday to unveil a plaza and statue dedicated to abolitionist Sojourner Truth at the very spot where the women’s rights pioneer gave an ...

Statue unveiled at the site where Sojourner Truth gave her 1851 ‘Ain’t I a Woman?’ speech . May 30, 2024 at 8:42 am . By . PATRICK ORSAGOS. The Associated Press.

A statue of women’s rights pioneer Sojourner Truth sits in the Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza in Akron, Ohio, on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Patrick Orsagos) ...

Hundreds gathered in an Ohio city on Wednesday to unveil a plaza and statue dedicated to abolitionist Sojourner Truth at the very spot where the women’s rights pioneer gave an iconic 1851 speech ...