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change "Robert's owner (Charles Catton, Jr., a landscape painter) forbade their relationship; he did not want the people he enslaved to have children with people he was not enslaving, because he would not own the children. One day Robert sneaked over to see Truth. When Catton and his son found him, they savagely beat Robert until Dumont finally intervened." to "Robert's owner (Charles Catton, Jr., a landscape painter) forbade their relationship because he would not own any of Truth and Robert's potential children. When Catton and his son caught Robert with Truth, they beat him until Truth's owner, Dumont, finally intervened."

change "Isaac offered to buy her services for the remainder of the year (until the state's emancipation took effect), which Dumont accepted for $20." to " Isaac offered to buy her services for the remainder of the year (until the state's emancipation took effect), which Dumont accepted for $20 (about $615.56 in 2023). ^[1]"

change "That same year, she purchased a home in Florence for $300 (about $11,719.31 in 2023) ^[2] "

change "In May, she attended the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio, where she delivered her famous extemporaneous speech on women's rights, later known as "Ain't I a Woman?". Her speech demanded equal human rights for all women. She also spoke as a former enslaved woman, combining calls for abolitionism with women's rights, and drawing from her strength as a laborer to make her equal rights claims." to "In May, she attended the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio, where she delivered her most famous speech on women's rights. There are two versions of the speech, the most commonly referenced version "Ain't I a Woman?" and the lesser known, likely more accurate version "I am a Woman's Rights." ^[3] Her speech demanded equal human rights for all women. She also spoke as a former enslaved woman, combining calls for abolitionism with women's rights, and drawing from her strength as a laborer to make her equal rights claims." Mbrem14 (talk) 15:05, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: According to the page's protection level you should be able to edit the page yourself. If you seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details. SmittenGalaxy | talk! 09:31, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Sojourner Truth with Margaret Prescod is a public affairs program that airs Tuesday through Friday on KPFK Radio from 7 to 8 AM (PST). Sojourner Truth brings you news and views on local, national, and international policies and stories that affect us all. https://www.kpfk.org/on-air/margaret-prescod/ 2605:8D80:4C2:76DD:5DC7:B27D:F5A5:BF6E (talk) 04:56, 5 February 2025 (UTC) tx[reply]

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50.174.121.26 (talk) 12:39, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Somajyoti ✉ 15:50, 31 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Baumfree vs Bomefree

Publications on Sojourner Truth use both Baumfree and Bomefree as the (sur)name of her and her father. By the looks of it, "Baumfree" appears to be a more German rendition, whereas Bomefree is inspired more by Dutch. The article previously used "Baumfree", while mentioning "Bom(e)free" as a spelling variation. I've now switched this around, for three reasons: the first being that Sojourner spoke Dutch as her native language, secondly because "Baumfree" seems to be a later variant, and lastly because in The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (dictated by Sojourner Truth herself in 1850 and written down by Olive Gilbert) she herself uses Bomefree.

As for the meaning of the name, Bomefree does not mean "tree" in (19th century) Dutch. The first part "Bome", does sound like an English rendition of Dutch "boom", which does indeed mean "tree", but the second part is puzzling. She might have added the (English) "free" to this, it might also be the editor's approximation of "boompie", which would be (Northwestern) Dutch for "little tree", which might have been an ironic nickname for her father and fit with how she explains his name. Problem is, this is all speculation. I've now adapted the text to resemble Sojourner Truth's interpretation of her father's name (The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (1850): "Isabella's father was very tall and straight, when young, which gave him the name of 'Bomefree', Dutch for tree; at least, this is Sojourner's pronunciation of it") while adding that "bome/boom" does indeed mean "tree" in Dutch.Vlaemink (talk) 08:41, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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^ Walker, Malea. "Sojourner Truth's Most Famous Speech". Library of Congress Blogs. Library of Congress. Retrieved 10/28/2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

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