I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain't I a woman?
Motherhood is a noble identity, and her mention of her child being sold underscores her low social standing, a situation that white people have never experienced, which relates to the theory of crossover. All of this illustrates the consequences of gender oppression and racial violence.
Ain't I a Woman?"
Truss's repeated questioning of "Am I not a woman?" demonstrates that the exclusion of Black women from both feminism and abolitionism reveals racism and sexism.
眼睁睁看着他们几乎全都被卖为奴隶，当我哭喊时 我母亲的悲痛，只有耶稣听见了！
Motherhood is a noble identity, and her mention of her child being sold underscores her low social standing, a situation that white people have never experienced, which relates to the theory of crossover. All of this illustrates the consequences of gender oppression and racial violence.