ers ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Th ess al on iki <0x0A> </s> ▁So j our ner ▁Tr uth ▁( ; ▁born ▁Isabel la ▁[ B elle ] ▁Ba um free ; ▁ ▁– ▁November ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 8 3 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁abol ition ist ▁and ▁women ' s ▁rights ▁activ ist . ▁Tr uth ▁was ▁born ▁into ▁sla very ▁in ▁Sw arte kill , ▁New ▁York , ▁but ▁escaped ▁with ▁her ▁infant ▁daughter ▁to ▁freedom ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 6 . ▁After ▁going ▁to ▁court ▁to ▁recover ▁her ▁son ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 8 , ▁she ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁black ▁woman ▁to ▁win ▁such ▁a ▁case ▁against ▁a ▁white ▁man . ▁▁ ▁She ▁gave ▁herself ▁the ▁name ▁So j our ner ▁Tr uth ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁after ▁she ▁became ▁convinced ▁that ▁God ▁had ▁called ▁her ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁go ▁into ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide ▁" test ifying ▁the ▁hope ▁that ▁was ▁in ▁her ". ▁Her ▁best - known ▁speech ▁was ▁delivered ▁ext empor ane ously , ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁at ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Women ' s ▁Rights ▁Convention ▁in ▁Ak ron , ▁Ohio . ▁The ▁speech ▁became ▁widely ▁known ▁during ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁by ▁the ▁title ▁" A in ' t ▁I ▁a ▁Woman ? ," ▁a ▁variation ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁speech ▁re - written ▁by ▁someone ▁else ▁using ▁a ▁s tere ot yp ical