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Abolition and Women’s Rights Movements, Part 2

Question 7 • GA-Literature and Composition III A

How does Truth use her personal experiences to make a logical and emotional case for women’s rights?

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Truth draws on her experiences of hard labor, enslavement, motherhood, and loss to show that women—especially Black women—are strong and capable, challenging the idea that women are delicate. She also contrasts Black and White women’s treatment and refers to the Bible to support women’s importance, making both a logical and emotional case for equal rights.