| Charles Carleton Coffin - 1866 - 602 lapas
...my arm,' and she laid bare her right arm to her shoulder, showing its tremendous muscular power. ' I have ploughed, and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me; and arn't I a woman ? I have borne thirteen chillen, and seen most of 'em sold off into slavery, and when... | |
| John Wesley Cromwell - 1914 - 342 lapas
...one could head me off, and ain't I a woman f I could work as much and eat as much as any man (when I get it) and bear the lash as well, and ain't I a woman f Den dey talk about dis ting in de head — what is it dey calls it?' ('Intellect,' whispered someone... | |
| Charles Burleigh Galbreath - 1925 - 844 lapas
...Look at my arm ! (and she bared her right arm to the shoulder, showing her tremendous muscular power). I have ploughed, and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me ! And a'n't I a woman ? I could work as much and eat as much as a man — when I could get it — and bear... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Judiciary - 1970 - 454 lapas
...gives me the best place — and ain't I a woman? "Look at this arm ! I have ploughed and planted arid gathered into barns, and no man could head me — and ain't I a woman? "I could work as much and ent as much as a man — when I could get it — and bear the lash as well ! And ain't I a woman? "I... | |
| Bert James Loewenberg, Ruth Bogin - 2010 - 370 lapas
...carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain't I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed, and planted, and gathered into...barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I a woman? 1 could work as much and eat as much as a man — when I could get it — and bear the lash as well!... | |
| Paul Buhle, Mari Jo Buhle - 1978 - 496 lapas
...jKiwer). I have ploughed, and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me ! And a'n't I a woman ? I could work as much and eat as much as a man—when I could get it—and bear de lash as well! And a'n't I a woman ? I have borne thirteen chilern,... | |
| Cynthia Eller - 2004 - 172 lapas
...carriages, or over mud-puddles. or gives me any best place! And ain't I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into...a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen them most all sold offto slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard... | |
| Joy Hakim - 2003 - 438 lapas
...voice like rolling thunder. Ain't I a woman? Look at me. Look at my arm. [She showed powerful muscles.] I have ploughed, and planted, and gathered into barns,...a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen them most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard... | |
| Jerome Pohlen - 2004 - 292 lapas
...mud puddles or gave me any best place. And ain't I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have plowed and planted and gathered into barns and no man could...lash as well — and ain't I a woman? I have borne 13 children and seen most of them sold off into slavery, and when I cried out with a mother's grief,... | |
| Micheline Ishay - 2004 - 461 lapas
...or over puddles, or gives me the best place — and ain't I a woman? Look at my arms! I have plowed and planted and gathered into barns, and no man could...as a man — when I could get it — and bear the lashes as well! And ain't I a woman? I have borne thirteen children and seen most of 'em sold into... | |
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