The women’s suffrage movement took place during the 1900’s, at a time when sexism and racism were extremely prominent.. Women such as Sojourner Truth took a stand against the unfair treatment they received. Truth gave a speech in 1851 to a large crowd of men and women about why women such as herself deserved the same treatment as men. Throughout her speech, she gave examples from her life, comparing herself and her own personal hardships to those of men. In her speech, “Ain’t I A Woman,” Sojourner Truth comments on the social norms and incorporates rhetoric to persuade her audience during the women’s suffrage movement. Sojourner Truth’s, “Ain't I A Woman,” reflects the unjust treatment women received during the womens suffrage movement, when the speech was given.
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In her article, "Sojourner Truth: A Practical Public Discourse," Drema Lipscomb says, "Sojourner Truth became extremely skillful in using ethos, logos and pathos along with her wit and straightforward manner to engage and often hostile crowds" (Lipscomb). When Truth gave her speech, she was speaking to a crowd of people with various opinions. In order to express her credibility, Truth started her speech by giving examples from her life. She told the crowd about her life as a slave and the hardships that came along with it. This is an example of ethos in her speech. She continues her speech and uses logical appeal, known as logos. Truth compares her own life as a slave to the life of a man, and how they were no different from eachother. Lastly pathos, or emotional appeal contributed to her speech. Truth tells her audience of her sufferings and how she had to watch her children be sold into slavery. In order to get them to listen, she had to persuade them. Truth used rhetoric, ethos, pathos, and logos, throughout her speech to convince her audience to take her side on the women's rights
In her article, "Sojourner Truth: A Practical Public Discourse," Drema Lipscomb says, "Sojourner Truth became extremely skillful in using ethos, logos and pathos along with her wit and straightforward manner to engage and often hostile crowds" (Lipscomb). When Truth gave her speech, she was speaking to a crowd of people with various opinions. In order to express her credibility, Truth started her speech by giving examples from her life. She told the crowd about her life as a slave and the hardships that came along with it. This is an example of ethos in her speech. She continues her speech and uses logical appeal, known as logos. Truth compares her own life as a slave to the life of a man, and how they were no different from eachother. Lastly pathos, or emotional appeal contributed to her speech. Truth tells her audience of her sufferings and how she had to watch her children be sold into slavery. In order to get them to listen, she had to persuade them. Truth used rhetoric, ethos, pathos, and logos, throughout her speech to convince her audience to take her side on the women's rights