▁and ▁tra ve led ▁around ▁that ▁state ▁speaking . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 3 , ▁she ▁spoke ▁at ▁a ▁suff rag ist ▁" m ob ▁convention " ▁at ▁the ▁Broadway ▁Tab ern acle ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ; ▁that ▁year ▁she ▁also ▁met ▁Har ri et ▁Be e cher ▁St owe . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁she ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Battle ▁Creek , ▁Michigan , ▁to ▁speak ▁to ▁a ▁group ▁called ▁the ▁" Fri ends ▁of ▁Human ▁Progress ". ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁someone ▁interrupted ▁a ▁speech ▁and ▁accused ▁her ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁man ; ▁Tr uth ▁opened ▁her ▁bl ouse ▁and ▁revealed ▁her ▁bre asts . ▁ ▁Other ▁speech es ▁North am pton ▁Camp ▁Me eting ▁– ▁ 1 8 4 4 , ▁North am pton , ▁Massachusetts : ▁At ▁a ▁camp ▁meeting ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁particip ating ▁as ▁an ▁it iner ant ▁pre acher , ▁a ▁band ▁of ▁" w ild ▁young ▁men " ▁dis rupted ▁the ▁camp ▁meeting , ▁refused ▁to ▁leave , ▁and ▁threatened ▁to ▁burn ▁down ▁the ▁t ents . ▁ ▁Tr uth ▁caught ▁the ▁sense ▁of ▁fear ▁per v ading ▁the ▁worship ers ▁and ▁hid ▁behind ▁a ▁tr unk ▁in ▁her ▁tent , ▁thinking ▁that ▁since ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁black ▁person ▁present , ▁the ▁mob ▁would ▁attack ▁her ▁first . ▁ ▁However , ▁she ▁reason ed ▁with ▁herself ▁and ▁resolved ▁to ▁do ▁something : ▁as ▁the ▁noise ▁of ▁the ▁mob ▁increased ▁and ▁a ▁female ▁pre acher ▁was ▁"