In the opening of the discussion, Joey asks for clarification about the context of Truth’s speech. What evidence do Adriana and Jess provide to offer Joey an explanation? Why is this context helpful? 00:00
1 second JOEY: Wait.

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1 second So, what was this conference again?

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3 seconds JESS: The Ohio Women's Conference?

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5 seconds I think it had something to do with the Declaration

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8 seconds of Sentiments, right?

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8 seconds ADRIANA: Yeah.

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9 seconds The Declaration of Sentiments was a document

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12 seconds that called for equal rights for women, including the right

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15 seconds to vote.

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16 seconds JOEY: Wait.

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16 seconds When was this?

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18 seconds ADRIANA: I think, like, mid-1800s?

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20 seconds JESS: Yeah, it says the Declaration of Sentiments

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23 seconds was written in 1848.

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24 seconds JOEY: But this speech--

00:25
26 seconds the "Ain't I A Woman?" speech-- was given in 1851.

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29 seconds ADRIANA: Right.

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30 seconds Well, people would organize gatherings, or conventions,

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33 seconds to talk about women's rights.

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35 seconds Try to get lawmakers to do something about it.

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37 seconds JOEY: So, this wasn't an anti-slavery meeting.

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40 seconds JESS: No, the abolitionist movement and the women's

00:42
43 seconds suffrage movement were separate, but I think

00:45
45 seconds there was a lot of overlap.

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46 seconds ADRIANA: Well yeah.

00:47
47 seconds I mean, the two records of her speech

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49 seconds both appeared in Anti- Slavery publications.

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52 seconds JESS: Which probably shows that the abolitionists

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55 seconds and the women's rights people supported each other.