Ain't I a Woman?

"Ain't I a woman" is Sojourner's point that she is a woman and she should be treated as such. She isn't a typical girl, though. She is much tougher and has been through more than even most men could understand. But still even through everything that has happened to her she is still a women. She should be treated with respect and have a man that will take care of her like, "That man over there say." (Truth) I think this refers to how a white man treats his wife. The white woman get treated with more respect and have more whites than the white women. But, then white men have more rights than all. This is not fair of course but that's the way it was. "A woman can't have as much rights as a man cause Christ wasn't a woman Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman!" (Truth) I believe that Emerson would agree with this statement. Women should be treated as equals because if you think about it they are just as important or even more important than a man because the Virgin Mary did not need a man to give birth to Jesus Christ. Therefore, women do seem more important than men if you think about based on the story of Christ. It must have been hard for Truth to deliver such a power, rebellious speech. She new that white men and women even would disagree with this poem. She wishes to be treated as a lade even though she has gone through slavery and beatings she is still a lady nonetheless. Thoreau would approve of this courage that Truth had. She really believes in the subject she is speaking about that she went and spoke up about the unjust she experiences. Thoreau believed that it is important to do what you think is right and important even if others consider it to be wrong or inappropriate. I believe she deserves more than the white women get since she has experienced so much more pain. She watched her children get sold to slavery, she was whipped, and she never had equal treatment. Emerson would think this is cruel treatment of a person and that she deserves to be made equal.

Truth, Sojourner. "Ain't I a Woman?" 14 July 1998. Web. 14 Feb. 2012.