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I have plowed and planted and gathered into barns, and no man could head me. And aren't I a woman?

- Sojourner Truth
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I have plowed and planted and gathered into barns, and no man could head me. And aren't I a woman?

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I have plowed and planted and gathered into barns, and no man could head me. And aren't I a woman?

I have plowed and planted and gathered into barns, and no man could head me. And aren't I a woman?

I have plowed and planted and gathered into barns, and no man could head me. And aren't I a woman?

I have plowed and planted and gathered into barns, and no man could head me. And aren't I a woman?

I have plowed and planted and gathered into barns, and no man could head me. And aren't I a woman?

I have plowed and planted and gathered into barns, and no man could head me. And aren't I a woman?

I have plowed and planted and gathered into barns, and no man could head me. And aren't I a woman?

I have plowed and planted and gathered into barns, and no man could head me. And aren't I a woman?

I have plowed and planted and gathered into barns, and no man could head me. And aren't I a woman?

I have plowed and planted and gathered into barns, and no man could head me. And aren't I a woman?

I have plowed and planted and gathered into barns, and no man could head me. And aren't I a woman?

I have plowed and planted and gathered into barns, and no man could head me. And aren't I a woman?

I have plowed and planted and gathered into barns, and no man could head me. And aren't I a woman?

I have plowed and planted and gathered into barns, and no man could head me. And aren't I a woman?

I have plowed and planted and gathered into barns, and no man could head me. And aren't I a woman?