Ain't I a Woman?: Women and Femininity Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Sentence)

Quote #4

Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him. (21-23)

Truth is challenging the status quo of Christian-influenced society norms. It was enormously unthinkable in the mid-1800s to put woman before man, especially in relation to God's plan. And yet, Sojourner did anyway, making her audience think about how legitimating discrimination based on the Bible might not actually have logic backing it up.

Quote #5

If the first woman God ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again! (24)

The men better be running in fear of what the female of the species can accomplish, even after centuries of being punished for Eve's apple-snacking. The cadre of determined suffragists could easily be as infamous as Eve, as long as they banded together and stood firm on what they wanted.