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Sojourner Truth: American Abolitionist is unavailable, but you can change that!

She held this truth to be self-evident: That all men (and women) are created equal. Born a slave, Sojourner Truth would spread the fires of freedom all the way to Congress. As a woman, she would boldly voice a link between the plight of slaves and that of American females. Facing a life without hope, she would receive a call from God to preach a deeply felt message—that people best show their...

women. In New York, Susan B. Anthony collected ten thousand signatures for a petition requesting that married women be allowed to control their own property. The state legislature ultimately approved Anthony’s petition and also gave divorced women the right to share custody of their children. Throughout this period, Sojourner continued to travel and speak at different conventions. She felt that God was telling her to go west, and as always, she obeyed. She went to Ohio, which was a free state and