A Slave Girl Woman

In the autobiography of, “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” the story by Harriet Jacobs, who, for safety, went by the name of Linda Brent in the narrative. She grew up not knowing that she was a slave until after her mother dies when she was only six. Throughout her adolescent years she was given to the daughter of Dr. Flint and his wife Mrs. Flint. Dr. Flint was a cruel yet wealthy slave owner. As she grew older she realized that Dr. Flint monitored her every step. Often times, Dr. Flint would try and get Linda by herself so that he could rape her. She tried several times to let Mrs. Flint know about the actions of her husband, but during this time young female slaves were looked down upon due to the lust that slave owners had for their slaves. Black men were hated but black women was an unfortunate sin that they had no control of.
Within this narrative, Linda Brent alludes to two of the major flaws that women, including white women, dealt with in 1861. This was motherhood and sexual abuse. Motherhood was a woman’s primary role during …show more content…
Sojourner Truth was a woman who believed strongly about human rights and spoke blatantly about the importance of woman’s rights. In doing so, she traveled the world to tell the truth about the importance of women’s equality rights hence her name Sojourner Truth. She sacrifice her family time to go from place to place to make sure everyone was aware of women’s inequality. Harriet Jacobs, on the other hand, sacrifice in a different way. She was exposed to so much oppression and prejudice at a very young age. This exposure to the oppression made her who she was today, and as her “Incidents” show, she wasn’t afraid to use this as a stepping stone to where she wanted to be. Throughout her life Jacobs wanted to be free and to earn the respect as a woman in society, and not someone who would be viewed as an