Nov. 26—Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Tuesday to establish Nov. 26 as Sojourner Truth Day in New York to honor the legendary abolitionist and women's rights advocate who was born in Ulster ...

The site where abolitionist Sojourner Truth delivered her iconic “Ain’t I a Woman? in 1851 now has a statue and plaza dedicated in her honor. Hundreds gathered in Akron, Ohio, on Wednesday to unveil ...

March is Women’s History Month, a month when we remember the struggles of women in the fight against discrimination, and celebrate the economic, political and social achievements of women past, ...

AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Hundreds gathered in an Ohio city on Wednesday to unveil a plaza and statue dedicated to abolitionist Sojourner Truth at the very spot where the women’s rights pioneer gave an ...

Another giant Navy oiler named for a civil rights icon — the future USNS Sojourner Truth — was christened and launched Saturday night at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in Barrio Logan. The ...

The state Senate and Assembly just passed a bill to honor Sojourner Truth, who was born in Ulster County and escaped slavery in 1826 with her infant daughter. She spent the remainder of her life ...

“I will not allow my life’s light to be determined by the darkness around me,” a quote by Truth reads on a pillar of the monument AKRON, Ohio (AP) — Hundreds gathered in an Ohio city on Wednesday to ...