Truth on Womanhood and Strength

Quote

“I am a woman's rights.”

Author

The passage is by Sojourner Truth. It is presented as a short primary-source quotation, not as an anonymous maxim or a substitute for the author’s larger argument.

Source

The cited location is Marius Robinson transcription of the 1851 Akron speech, Anti-Slavery Bugle, June 21, 1851 in Sojourner Truth: speech history. Readers using a different edition should verify pagination and punctuation against that edition; the linked source or publisher record provides the documentary trail.

Context

The Marius Robinson report of Truth’s 1851 Akron speech records this formulation while she defended women’s rights through her own strength, labor, and experience of enslavement.

Treat Truth on Womanhood and Strength as a source-bounded inquiry, not a generic feminist label. For “truth on womanhood and strength,” consult Sojourner Truth: speech history and Feminist Philosophy and then compare Adrienne Rich and Audre Lorde to see which causal account actually fits.

Meaning

The grammar differs from the later Frances Gage version. Using the contemporary transcript respects documentary history and shows Truth claiming rights directly rather than asking whether she counted as a woman.

The page Truth on Womanhood and Strength is complete only if “truth on womanhood and strength” is answered on its own evidence. Sojourner Truth: speech history and Feminist Philosophy define that evidence base; Adrienne Rich and Audre Lorde supply critical adjacency without content duplication.

Related Wisdom

For Truth on Womanhood and Strength, this section answers “truth on womanhood and strength” and nothing broader. Check the boundary against Sojourner Truth: speech history and Feminist Philosophy; use Adrienne Rich and Audre Lorde only for comparison, not as a substitute conclusion.