Sojourner Truth Stickers
Description: Sojourner Truth (born Isabella ("Bell") Baumfree; c. 1797 – November 26, 1883) was an African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist. Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, Ulster County, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. After going to court to recover her son, in 1828 she became the first black woman to win such a case against a white man. She gave herself the name Sojourner Truth in 1843. Her best-known speech was delivered extemporaneously, in 1851, at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. The speech became widely known during the Civil War by the title "Ain't I a Woman?," a variation of the original speech re-written by someone else using a stereotypical Southern dialec...
Description: Celebrate the resilience and strength of abolitionist and women's rights pioneer Sojourner Truth with this striking vintage-style emblem. Featuring her inspiring words, "The Truth Is Powerful And Will Prevail," set beneath a hand holding an eternal flame against a radiant sunburst and geometric pattern accents. Ideal for activists, educators, students, historians, feminists, and anyone inspired by classic retro typography and messages of enduring justice.
Description: At the 1851 Women's Rights Convention held in Akron, Ohio, Sojourner Truth delivered what is now recognized as one of the most famous abolitionist and women's rights speeches in American history, “Ain't I a Woman?” She continued to speak out for the rights of African Americans and women during and after the Civil War.
