So Puzzled Puzzle Company @getsopuzzled.com · Mar 5 Hey Friends, it's Women's History Month! As we did in Black History Month with black Michiganders, we are going to highlight Michigan women and continue throughout the year! First up is a name you know, but you may not realize that she had made Michigan her home. #womenshistoryisamericanhistory
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Born Isabella Baumfree in 1797, Sojourner Truth escaped slavery and stayed with a Quaker family until the New York State Emancipation Act was approved in 1828. She chose her name in 1843, when she started traveling to push for emancipation of the enslaved. #michigander