AKRON — Hundreds gathered in an Ohio city on Wednesday to unveil a plaza and statue dedicated to abolitionist Sojourner ... women’s rights pioneer gave an iconic 1851 speech now known as ...

Two deeper histories on people mentioned in a recent column: a famous orator and a mother and son who survived the Holocaust.

The facts of Sojourner Truth’s life are inspiring ... There’s no better example of this than “Ain’t I a woman?,” the hypothetical that Truth supposedly put to the audience when she ...

Inspired by her deep faith, she changed her name to Sojourner Truth. A fierce abolitionist and advocate for female equality, Truth delivered her stirring “Ain’t I a Woman” speech at the 1851 ...