Sojourner Truth, Ain't I a Woman? Ain't I a Woman is the title of a speech, given by the author Sojourner Truth. She grew up in slavery in upstate New York. After gaining her freedom, Sojourner became a popular anti-slavery speaker. The speech I am not a woman was delivered at a women's convention in Ohio in 1851 and initially had no title. It was headlined in two modern newspapers and a copy was published in 1853 (McKissack and McKissack, p.62). The I am not a woman speech gained popularity in 1863 at the time of the American Civil War when Frances Dana Barker Gage produced a revised version, which was called I am not a woman due to its recurrence of the question. preacher; one who preaches brimstone and fire with a colossal amount of passion and emotion. One who captivates believers and makes them rectify their vile ways. Inside the enclosure of I'm Not a Woman? the author exemplifies the passion and ferocity of one of the big-headed prophets. Sojourner's words of knowledge regarding the privileges and rights of women, particularly slaves, speak to her distressing encounters and the prejudices she experienced on a daily basis. A big part of the reason Sojourner's speech is so influential is that she uses a tremendously robust tone. His energy denotes that he is quite fervent for his cause, and he conveys the same zeal to the audience through direct and simple sentences. Sojourner's main goal in the entire essay is to illustrate how she is equivalent to any man who could convey the opposite. A phrase like; “Look at my arm! I plowed and planted and gathered into barns, and no man could lead me!” (Truth and Kennedy, p. 23) simply shows the audience that she is… the center of the paper… women to break out of the prejudices of men. Sojourner also tries to make it clear to everyone that women are not fragile and should not be perceived as wealth by men. The author firmly believes in this saying; what a man can do, a woman can do better, hence her frequent belief in equal rights and privileges for both women and men. Works cited: Brezina, Corona. Sojourner Truth says "am I not a woman?" Discourse: A Primary Source Investigation. New York: RosenCentral Primary Source, 2005. Print.McKissack, Pat and Fredrick McKissack. Sojourner Truth: Am I not a woman? New York: Scholastic, 1994. Print.Krohn, Katherine E. Sojourner Truth: Freedom Fighter. Mankato, Minn: Capstone Press, 2006. print.Truth, Sojourner, and Amos P. Kennedy. Am I not a woman? Oak Park, Ill.: A.P. Kennedy, Jr, 1990. print.