Women of Courage: Sojourner Truth

What a privilege to read about Sojourner Truth!  Honestly, reading this book once before I reviewed it was not enough so I went back and reread what I read FOUR MORE TIMES!  When I review a book, I might reread parts of it but not the entire book FIVE times for personal satisfaction before I review it!!

When I read about how effective this 11th child (syblings had either died or were sold) of slaves, uneducated in reading or writing (educated by hearing sermons) could be in the early 1800s when speaking about civil rights for women and people of color I was in AWE!!!  I will not tell you more because her story deserves to be told complete not bits and pieces to be appreciated.  Men and women, young and old, of any color can benefit, in my humble opinion, from reading this book.    Please excuse me but I want to go and reread this book again!!!  I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK!

I have to be honest I didn’t know who she really was.  I knew she very little of her but I was so happy when I got the chance to read this book.  I have learned so much about Sojourner Truth and she was the type of woman I would have wanted to be around.  The things she had to go through and she was a true God fearing woman.

I highly recommend this book and in fact, I will be getting a copy for my home library.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley and Barbour Publishers for my honest review.

I was fascinated by Women of Courage: Sojourner Truth: All Men (and Women) Are Created Equal. I thought it was a great and quick read about this inspiring woman. I am giving it four and a half stars.

A biography that captured and kept my interest.

I had heard the name Sojourner Truth before. All I knew about her was that she was black and she had been a slave. I’m very glad that I took the time to read this biography about her.

The descriptions of her life while she was still a slave just broke my heart. I will never understand how some people can treat others as property. I loved reading about her courage in standing up for herself and claiming her freedom. She was an incredible woman and I believe that we can all benefit from reading her story.

I was fascinated to read all the details about her encounters and meetings with very famous people from her time period. It amazed me that a former slave was able to enter in with high ranking individuals.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher, through NetGalley. I was not required to write a positive review. All of the opinions expressed are my own.