I could work as much and eat as much as a man - when I could get it - and bear the lash as well! And ain’t I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother’s grief, none but Jesus heard me! —"Ain’t I a Woman?," Sojourner Truth How does Truth’s diction affect the way her argument is presented to the audience?.