Isabella Van Wagenen
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African American
abolitionist
civil rights activist
former slave
human
religious preacher
women’s rights activist
Isabella Van Wagenen, better known as Sojourner Truth, was a formerly enslaved African American abolitionist and women’s rights activist renowned for her powerful speeches and advocacy for equality in the 19th century United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American
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abolitionist ⓘ civil rights activist ⓘ former slave ⓘ human ⓘ religious preacher ⓘ women’s rights activist ⓘ |
| activeIn | 19th-century United States ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Isabella Baumfree
NERFINISHED
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Sojourner Truth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1797 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 26 November 1883 ⓘ |
| emancipatedIn | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| hasChild | five children ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Van Wagenen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Isabella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Sojourner Truth memorials in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for racial equality
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advocacy for the abolition of slavery ⓘ advocacy for women’s rights ⓘ powerful extemporaneous speeches ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Dutch
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English ⓘ |
| movement |
abolitionism
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temperance movement ⓘ women’s rights movement ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Narrative of Sojourner Truth
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“Ain’t I a Woman?” speech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
abolitionist
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preacher ⓘ public speaker ⓘ women’s rights activist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Rifton, New York
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Swartekill, Ulster County, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Battle Creek, Michigan, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
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Methodism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Battle Creek, Michigan
NERFINISHED
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Massachusetts ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spokeAt | 1851 Women’s Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biographies about Sojourner Truth ⓘ |
| tookName | Sojourner Truth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookNameInYear | 1843 ⓘ |
| wasEnslavedIn | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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