In the above excerpt from the famous speech "Ain't I a Woman?" a social norm of the 1850s gets reflected i.e.
The idea that women should be protected from the harsh realities of life.
In her speech, Sojourner Truth, highlights on the idea that women are equal to the men and so equality of work and pay should be given to them. Her speech was very approachable and convincing to the listeners. She gives her examples to prove that women are nowhere behind men. She has alone faced all the troubles and hardships which her life have given to her. She speaks about the issues of the civil rights which included slavery and women suffrage.
