Born into slavery in New York, Baumfree had four different masters before escaping with her infant daughter in 1826, one year before the state abolished slavery. She traveled and championed abolition, changing her name in 1843. Her dictated memoirs were published as The Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A Northern Slave. In 1851, she delivered what is now known as the "Ain't I a Woman?" speech at the Women's Rights Convention. How did the first report of the speech differ from later accounts? Discuss (http://forum.thefreedictionary.com/postst36623_Former-Slave-Isabella-Baumfree-Becomes-Sojourner-Truth--1843-.aspx)
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