every 5th grader at st.charles (that's my school and my grade) had to deliver a speech from a famous person.  my person i picked was sojourner truth with her famous speech "ain't i a women" that was delivered in 1851 at the women's convention in akron,  ohio.  it's kinda scary that i remember all of the other famous speakers that were being done.  since i remember here are the people in order of the year there speech was given-     patrick henry

abagail adams

theodore rosevelt

sojourner truth - (the best, hahaha)

abraham lincoln      

        susan b. anthony x2

   helen keller

    winston churchill

franklin del roosavelt (FDR)

  rachel carson

        shirly chisholm

robert kennedy

mother teresa

condalesa rights

the whole time i was giving my speech i felt like i was going to puke!!!  not a good feeling.  haha!!  oh-well if you ever have to resite a speech, "ain't i a women" is a GREAT speech and it's easy to memorize which is what my class had to do.