# 1 “Inspiration for Activism”

• Born into slavery as Isabella Baumfree, known by her self-given name of Sojourner Truth.
• Abolitionist and women’s rights activist.
• Best known for her “Ain’t *I a woman” speech, demanding equal human rights for women as well as for black people.
• Strove to improve cleanliness and quality of care at Freedman’s Relief Association in Washington, D.C.
• Advocated for formal nursing education, even though she herself never had that opportunity.

 

For more information click here and here                        Sojourner Truth