Podcasts History Womanica Register to Vote & Sojourner Truth

Register to Vote & Sojourner Truth

Published: June 5, 2020, 9 a.m.

b'We are pressing pause on our previously scheduled programming. We were planning to continue featuring women from season 1 from throughout time and around the world this week. Instead, we are going to focus in on the stories of African American women who changed the course of history. Today, we talk about Sojourner Truth (1797-1883), who was born into slavery and became an evangelist and outspoken advocate for abolition, temperance and women\\u2019s rights.'