Womens march convention coming to detroit in october. Sojourner truth addresses ohio womens rights convention. Tamika mallory, national cochair, womens march, addresses the audience during the opening session of the threeday womens convention at. Detroits cobo center is to host the first national convention of the womens march from oct. Truth became, and still is today, a symbol of strong women. Her short, simple speech was a powerful rebuke to many antifeminist arguments of the day. At womens convention in detroit, a test of momentum and.
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