Ain't I A Woman? by Sojourner Truth with Frederique Irwin of the National Women's History Museum
Release Date: 02/29/2024
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Listen in as we visit with Frederique Irwin of the National Women’s History Museum and take a trip back in time to explore the ideas of Sojourner Truth in celebration of Women’s History Month. Our book selection, (from the Penguin Great Ideas Series) provides a short and powerful text for your next book club meeting. A photo of Truth is held at the Fogg Museum and can be seen As discussed in the episode, you can view dozens of virtual exhibits on women’s history here: . See also a recent article about Truth from the . Truth is set to appear on...
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info_outlineListen in as we visit with Frederique Irwin of the National Women’s History Museum and take a trip back in time to explore the ideas of Sojourner Truth in celebration of Women’s History Month. Our book selection, Ain’t I A Woman? (from the Penguin Great Ideas Series) provides a short and powerful text for your next book club meeting. A photo of Truth is held at the Fogg Museum and can be seen here.
As discussed in the episode, you can view dozens of virtual exhibits on women’s history here: www.womenshistory.org. See also a recent article about Truth from the Smithsonian. Truth is set to appear on the redesigned ten-dollar bill to be issued in 2026; to view the American Women’s Quarters, including the Rev. Pauli Murray quarter discussed in this episode, visit the US Mint. Why We Lost the ERA can be found here, and here is an article connecting 18th-century Wollstonecraftian thought to the American women’s movement.