Episode 1: Sojourner Truth and Susan Monica

Lynn tells us all about the life of Sojourner Truth, the American abolitionist and women’s rights activist, who sued the pants off of several white men....and won!

Rose talks about a notorious pig farmer, Susan Monica, who lived in filth and fed her handymen to her pigs.

Thank you to all of our sources.

For her story about Sojourner Truth, Lynn used the following sources:

Sojourner Truth - Life Walk

https://www.scenichudson.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Sojourner-Truth-LifeWalk.pdf

Wikipedia - Sojourner Truth

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sojourner_Truth

Her History - Sojourner Truth

https://sojournertruthmemorial.org/sojourner-truth/her-history/

eHistory Biography - Sojourner Truth

https://ehistory.osu.edu/biographies/sojourner-truth

NPR - The Story Behind 40 Acres and a Mule

https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/01/12/376781165/the-story-behind-40-acres-and-a-mule

Science Direct - One Hundred Years Before Rosa Parks: Four Women Desegregated Transportation https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1077291X22000339

LOC - Sojourner Truth

https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/odyssey/educate/truth.html

Discover Walks - Top 10 Sensational Facts about Sojourner Truth

https://www.discoverwalks.com/blog/united-states/10-of-the-most-sensational-facts-about-sojourner-truth/

Womens History - Sojourner Truth

https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/sojourner-truth

AP News - Documents Rediscovered: Sojourner Truth’s Fight to Save Son

https://apnews.com/article/new-york-education-slavery-kingston-government-and-politics-3b0d38ed6e556d77ba074f58dfb3c131

Sojourner Truth [c1797-1883]

https://peace.maripo.com/m_truth.htm

YouTube - Sojourner Truth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaAQDyUmbJo

YouTube - Sojourner Truth: Civil Rights Activist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-HfiryNoXY


Rose got her information from:

Oxygen: Woman Kills 2 Men and Feeds them to her Pigs - But did she do it to others?

Susan Monica Kills 2 Men, Feeds Them To Her Pigs | Crime News (oxygen.com)

Wikipedia - Susan Monica

Susan Monica - Wikipedia

Monica v. Myers

Monica v. Myers :: 2022 :: Oregon Court of Appeals Decisions :: Oregon Case Law :: Oregon Law :: US Law :: Justia

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