Sojourner Truth

Born around 1797 as Isabella in Ulster County, New York. The youngest (or second youngest) of 12 to 13 children to slaves James and Elizabeth.

In 1810, Isabella was sold to John Dumont, being separated from her parents.

Around July 4th, 1827, Isabella would receive her release papers. But she and Dumont made a agreement she'd haven them 1 year early if she was "faithful" and did a specific amount of work. Although, despite keeping her end of the deal with a diseased hand, Dumont refused to give Isabella the papers.

Sometime in 1843, Isabella hears voices instructing her to be "an instrument of God", whose mission was to "sojourn the land and speak (of) God's truth." From that, she renames herself "Sojourner Truth" and went on her quest.

Sojourner Truth speaks off with Frederick Douglass at a abolitionist rally regarding the Fugitive Slave Clause.

She also operates out of Salem, using the "Anti-Slavery Bugle" office as her headquarters.

Truth delivers her "Aren't I a Woman?" speech at the Ohio Women's Rights convention.

Truth permanently moves to Battle Creek, Michigan, continuing her struggle for women rights' and abolishing slavery.

Sojourners' national acceptance and popularity, outside progressive circles, were greatly increased by Harriet Beecher Stowe's publication of their meeting in 1853 titled "The Libyan Sibyl."

Sojourner Truth dies at her home in Battle Creek on November 26th, 1883, buried along with her family in the towns Oak Hill Cemetery (biography.com).