Ain't I a Woman?: Slavery Quotes

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Quote #4

I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain't I a woman? (13-14)

This is a direct appeal to the women in the audience to recognize Black woman in the crusade for women's rights. Truth is stating that the quest for equal rights needed to go way beyond giving women the right to vote…especially when a good portion of the female demographic was still enslaved.