The Site Where Sojourner Truth Gave Her ‘Ain’t I A Woman?’ Speech Now Has A Statue In Her Honor

By Melissa Noel ·Updated June 1, 2024

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 unveil the plaza and statue where the Universalist Old Stone Church once stood, the location of the Ohio Women’s Rights Convention, The Associated Press reports.

Sojourner Truth, born Isabella Bomfree in the Hudson Valley

Melissa Noel
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