Question

HELPPSSS 75 POINTSSSS Read the excerpt from "Ain't I a Woman" by Sojourner Truth and then answer the following question.

That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain't I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man - when I could get it - and bear the lash as well! And ain't I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain't I a woman?

Then they talk about this thing in the head; what's this they call it? [member of audience whispers, "intellect"] That's it, honey. What's that got to do with women's rights or negroes' rights? If my cup won't hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldn't you be mean not to let me have my little half measure full?



What is one claim Sojourner Truth is making in the above excerpt? Is her claim valid or invalid? Explain in paragraph form.

Answer 1

The answer is C

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Answer 2

Sojourner Truth's claim is that she is a woman but because she is African American, she is seen as not being good enough. She points out how nobody ever helps her, she works harder than a man would, eats as much as a man, and while she may not be as "intellectual", that it has nothing to do with how women or African Americans should be treated. Her point is very valid for every one of those reasons.