Question

read the excerpt from \aint i a woman?\ by sojourner truth delivered 1851 womens convention, akron, ohio well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. i think that twixt the negroes of the south and the women at the north, all talking about rights, the white men will be in a fix pretty soon. but whats all this here talking about? that man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud - puddles, or gives me any best place! and aint i a woman? look at me! look at my arm! i have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! and aint i a woman? i could work as much and eat as much as a man - when i could get it - and bear the lash as well! and aint i a woman? i have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when i cried out with my mothers grief, none but jesus heard me! and aint i a woman? then they talk about this thing in the head, whats this they call it? intellect, someone whispers thats it, honey. whats that got to do with womens rights or negroes rights? if my cup wont hold but a pint, and yours holds a quart, wouldnt you be mean not to let me have my little half - measure full? then that little man in black there, he says women cant have as much rights as men, cause christ wasnt a woman! where did your christ come from? where did your christ come from? from god and a woman! man had nothing to do with him. i could work as much and eat as much as a man - when i could get it - and bear the lash as well! and aint i a woman? i have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when i cried out with my mothers grief, none but jesus heard me! and aint i a woman? what is the primary purpose of the phrases borne thirteen children and cried out with my mothers grief? to encourage the audience to sympathize with enslaved persons to emphasize truths belief that women should receive special treatment to encourage audience members to recall their own struggles to emphasize the pain and struggle that truth has lived through

Explanation:

Breve explicación:

Las frases "borne thirteen children" (haber dado a luz a trece hijos) y "cried out with my mother's grief" (llamado con el dolor de madre) se usan para mostrar las duras experiencias y el sufrimiento que ha vivido Sojourner Truth, enfatizando el dolor y las luchas que ha atravesado.

Respuesta:

to emphasize the pain and struggle that Truth has lived through

Answer:

Breve explicación:

Las frases "borne thirteen children" (haber dado a luz a trece hijos) y "cried out with my mother's grief" (llamado con el dolor de madre) se usan para mostrar las duras experiencias y el sufrimiento que ha vivido Sojourner Truth, enfatizando el dolor y las luchas que ha atravesado.

Respuesta:

to emphasize the pain and struggle that Truth has lived through