Sojourner Truth by Joanna Evans The fight for suffrage drives a wedge between a spirited young woman and her mother. . . . Characters NARRATOR REBECCA, 17 years old MAMA, her mother BEFORE RISE: NARRATOR enters, addresses audience. NARRATOR: Did you know that women in the United States weren’t allowed to vote until 1920? That’s when the 19th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, extending voting rights to all women. If you do your math, you’ll find that women couldn’t vote for nearly 150 years after our nation was created out of the Revolutionary War. . .talk about injustice! 1 of 14 Question Use the passage to answer the question. Both Rebecca’s father and Sojourner Truth are influential in the play, but neither of them appears. In 3-5 sentences, draw conclusions about why the playwright did not include these characters in the play’s action. (4 points)
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