Akron in Summit County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Site of Sojourner Truth's Speech on Women's Rights
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 8, 2011
1. Site of Sojourner Truth's Speech on Women's Rights Marker
On this site on May 29, 1851, Sojourner Truth, a former slave, gave her world famous "And Ain't I a Woman?" speech, recalling the hardships she had endured. Active in both the Abolitionist and Women's Rights Movements, she electrified an audience of women and men who had come to the Universalist Stone Church for a two-day Women's Rights Convention.
Erected 1981 by Akron Women's Alliance, Alpha Phi Alpha, The Summit County Historical Society, "The Dinner Party" Board, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 6-77.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection, and the Unitarian Universalism (UUism) series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1812.
Location. 41° 5.156′ N, 81° 30.901′ W. Marker is in Akron, Ohio, in Summit County. It is on High Street (Ohio Route 261), on the left when traveling south. Marker is on the Sojourner Truth Building, about 300 feet south of the intersection of High Street and Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 37 North High Street, Akron OH 44308, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland and in the Western Reserve. It is also in the American Midwest. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers.
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Wesley Temple African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church (was approx. Ό mile away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . .
1. Narrative of Sojourner Truth (1850). A celebration of Women Writers website entry (Submitted on June 24, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Sojourner Truth Institute. Institute homepage (Submitted on June 24, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 8, 2011
2. Site of Sojourner Truth's Speech on Women's Rights Marker
Looking south
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 8, 2011
3. Sojourner Truth Building Entrance
Credits. This page was last revised on July 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 24, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,562 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 24, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
