EPISODE · Aug 27, 2020 · 11 MIN
"Ain't I a Woman" - Intersectionality & The Black Woman "Mini-Cast"
from Uncomfortable but Necessary Conversations with Nicole Jennings · host Nicole Jennings
In 1851, Sojourner Truth stood in front of the Women's Convention in Ohio, looking over the numerous white faces, and asked the crowd, "Ain't I a woman?". It was in that speech Truth challenged the idea that men should treat all women the same. She pushed the envelope on the way Black Women were treated in comparison to White Women. Today's mini-cast opens up with that daring speech but then goes on to define the meaning of Interesectionaloty and how it impacts the Black Woman in America.
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In 1851, Sojourner Truth stood in front of the Women's Convention in Ohio, looking over the numerous white faces, and asked the crowd, "Ain't I a woman?". It was in that speech Truth challenged the idea that men should treat all women the same. She pushed the envelope on the way Black Women were treated in comparison to White Women. Today's mini-cast opens up with that daring speech but then goes on to define the meaning of Interesectionaloty and how it impacts the Black Woman in America.
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