-
Truth gets sold
At 9, Truth was sold at a auction along with a flock of sheep. Her owner, John Neely, was very cruel. -
Truth is sold again
Sojourner Truth is sold again and became property of John Dument who was kind. -
Makes a Escape
She escapes from her owner with her daughter, Sophia. -
Gets Her Son Back
She wins lawsuit to recover her son, peter, who was illegally sold into slavery. -
Becomes Sojourner Truth
At age 46, Isabella Baumfree, adopts name Sojourner Truth. -
Begins her new life
Sojourner Truth joins the Northhampton Association of Education and Industry. She supported women's right and pacifism. -
Truth's memoirs published
Truth's memoirs are published under the title The Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A Northern Slave. William Lloyd wrote the books preface since Truth couldn't read or write at the time. -
Sojourner Truth's Speech
Attends the Women's Right Convention in Akron, Ohio. She delivers the famous "Ain't I a Woman" speech. -
Meets other famous leaders
She starts to work with other abolitionist, like Frederick Douglas, William Lloyd and more. -
Travels to Washington D.C
Joins Freedman's Bureau and is asked to travel to Washington D.C to help with the bureau. She meets President Lincoln. -
A helping hand
Travels to Rochester, New York and helps freed slaves. She visits Women's Suffrage Activist, Elizabeth Cady Stanton. -
Becomes a Delegate
At age 81, she becomes a delegate of the Women's Right Convention in Rochester, New York. -
Legacy
On November 26, 1883 Sojourner Truth dies.
