Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth was one of the greatest advocates for women's rights and abolition of slavery in American history. She was born into slavery in New York under the name Isabella Bomfree. At the time, Ulster County, New York, was Dutch-speaking, and Isabella's first language was a dialect of Dutch. She was sold several times growing up, and had several children while in slavery. Only one year before New York passed a law freeing all slaves, she ran away with her infant daughter, Sophia. A...
