In 1851, many Northern clergymen and Christian women who were members of a liberal and progressive society met to hear this famous speech by Sojourner Truth. She believed that women should be active members of society; that they leave their private spheres and face the world. She also believed strongly that women should be entitled to the same rights and privileges that men had at that time. She was so bold in her speaking that it …
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