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"You need not be afraid to give us our rights for fear we will take too much, for we won't take more than our pint'll hold."

#OnThisDay, 29 May 1851, Sojourner Truth addresses the Woman's Rights Convention in Ohio.

Her speech is commonly known as 'ain't I a woman' although that comes from a dubious transcript that uses racial tropes.

Read more about that at https://www.thesojournertruthproject.com/compare-the-speeches/

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