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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Abolition and Women’s Rights Movements, Part 2

Question 5 • GA-Literature and Composition III A

What is the central idea that Truth conveys through her “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech?

Answer
A
All women deserve to be helped into carriages and given the best of everything.
B
It is wrong to discriminate against a woman because of her race.
C
Women are better than men because their lives are harder.
D
Women are capable of many things, and they should not be discriminated against.

Explanation

Truth argues that women are capable and strong, using her own experiences to challenge the idea that women are weak or need special treatment. She also points out that Black women face discrimination and deserve the same rights as others. The central idea is that women can do many things and should not be treated unfairly, which is choice D.

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