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On this day in history, May 29, 1851, Sojourner Truth delivers famed 'Ain’t I a Woman' speech
Fox News via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoAfrican American abolitionist and women's right advocate Sojourner Truth delivered her famous "Ain't...
Sojourner Truth Finds a Permanent Home In Akron
Capital B via Yahoo News· 2 days agoTowanda Mullins spent the morning of May 29 praying rainy weather would subside in time for the unveiling of a plaza and statue in honor of activist...
Life of Sojourner Truth highlighted in Hudson Heritage Association's January meeting
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe Hudson Heritage Association will highlight the life of Sojourner Truth at its Jan. 11 meeting....
‘Mother, activist, suffragist’: Plaza honoring Sojourner Truth opens Wednesday in Akron
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoAfter decades of planning, several hundred people remembered the impact of the abolitionist’s...
How This U.S. City Is Honoring Sojourner Truth's Activism Through Preservation
Veranda via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHow This U.S. City Is Honoring Sojourner TruthDion Harris/GPD Group Akron Much of the work of...
'We want to make sure the truth is told': Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza to open in Akron
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoAkron will dedicate the Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza Wednesday, honoring the life of the...
Akron's Sojourner Truth Plaza featured in March edition of Smithsonian magazine
Gannett via AOL· 4 months agoAkron's Sojourner Truth Project and Legacy Plaza has made its way into the national spotlight as a project that highlights Women's History Month, a commemoration held in March every year. Smithsonian ...
Statue unveiled at the site where Sojourner Truth gave her 1851 'Ain't I a Woman?' speech
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoTruth, a formerly enslaved person, delivered the speech to a crowd gathered at the Universalist Old...
United Way to dedicate green space to Sojourner Truth Legacy Plaza
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 11 months agoUnited Way of Summit and Medina has announced the future site in downtown Akron honoring abolitionist and women’s rights activist Isabella Baumfree, more popularly known as Sojourner Truth, ...
16 women throughout history who famously fought for equality
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs a tribute, women covered women's suffrage leader Susan B. Anthony's tombstone with "I Voted"...