Question

1 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? 2 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? 3 then they talk about this thing in the head; whats this they call it? member of audience whispers, intellect 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? 4 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. 5 if the first woman god ever made was strong enough to turn the world upside down all alone, these women together ought to be able to turn it back, and get it right side up again! and now they is asking to do it, the men better let them. 6 obliged to you for hearing me, and now old sojourner aint got nothing more to say. lft.1.1 - the main purpose of this article is: a to advocate that women should have equal rights with men b to describe what it feels like to be a woman today c to criticize feminist speakers for fighting for womens rights d to entertain listeners with stories of female discrimination

Explanation:

The text presents a powerful speech where the speaker, a woman, lists her hard - work and life experiences to argue that women should have equal rights as men. She challenges the idea that women are inferior and questions the unfairness in rights distribution.

Answer:

A. to advocate that women should have equal rights with men