Talk:Ain't I a Woman?

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[edit] Ain't

Not that it is really important, but one should know that ain't was the accepted contraction of am not. Truth is not using the phrase ain't I with any affectation. -Acjelen 22:02, 25 May 2005 (UTC)

The title of the speech is actually "Ar'n't I a Woman?" Also, Truth did not write nor did she give the speech. It was a fictional speech written by Francis Dana Gage who supposedly "recorded" it.

Do you have any source backing the claim that the speech was never made? I have never heard this before, and I was under the impression that it was recorded in newspapers at the time. IJB 22:00, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

She did make the speech, but Gage added some material. For instance, Truth never actually said "Ain't I a woman?", although that quote appears very frequently with her name. I don't have a specific source, but you will probably find this in history books. Anazerkon 19:13, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] From the South?

Isabella was from New York, not usually felt to be in the South.

And? What does this have to do with the article? Anazerkon 19:15, 4 April 2007 (UTC)