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Construction of Sojourner Truth Memorial Plaza marks decades-long dream
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhile there is no transcript of the famous speech given by abolitionist and women's rights activist...
Sojourner Truth’s desperate fight to save her son revealed in unearthed documents
NY Daily News via AOL· 2 years agoIn 1828, years before she took the name Sojourner Truth, a Black woman who had escaped slavery with...
Life of Sojourner Truth highlighted in Hudson Heritage Association's January meeting
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe Hudson Heritage Association will highlight the life of Sojourner Truth at its Jan. 11 meeting....
Let’s talk about the time a white woman remixed Sojourner Truth’s famous speech
theGrio via AOL· 1 month agoOPINION: We can’t even call Sojourner Truth’s speech ‘Ain’t I a woman?’ because apparently she never...
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...
Akron's Sojourner Truth Plaza featured in March edition of Smithsonian magazine
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 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 ...
Acknowledge the Black women making difference today as we reflect on Sojourner Truth
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMalcolm X once said, “The most disrespected person in America is the Black woman.” To be a Black...
Guest view: From Sojourner Truth to Ketanji Brown Jackson, the importance of representation
The Stockton Record via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSpring is a time of promise and renewal. Last month, we saw the signs of spring that remind us we...
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"...
Women's group to focus on 'The Power of Women and the Vote' on July 31
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWomen’s Interfaith Spiritual Heritage (WISH) will hold a collective conversation on how women today...