After the Civil War, this leader conducted a nationwide petition drive for Congress to reserve part of the Public Domain for Freedmen.
After the Civil War, this leader conducted a nationwide petition drive for Congress to reserve part of the Public Domain for Freedmen. Originally named Isabel Baumfree, this woman escaped from slavery in 1827 and settled in New York, and after a religious experience changed her name and campaigned as an abolitionist, gaining fame for her speech "Ain't I a Woman?" FTP, who was this woman, the first black woman to gain influence in American public policy?
After the Civil War, this leader conducted a nationwide petition drive for Congress to reserve part of the Public Domain for Freedmen.
Sojourner Truth (accept early answer of Isabel Baumfree)