Sojourner Truth - Ain't I a Woman?
Time: 1851
Place: Akron, Ohio, U.S.
Details: In 1851, Truth joined George Thompson, an abolitionist and speaker, on a lecture tour through central and western New York State. In May, she attended the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio, where she delivered her famous extemporaneous speech on women's rights, later known as "Ain't I a Woman?".