So⋅journ⋅er /ˈsoʊdʒɜrnər,soʊˈdʒɜrnər/Show Spelled Pronunciation[soh-jur-ner,soh-jur-ner]Show IPA, (Isabella Van Wagener), 1797?–1883, U.S. abolitionist, orator, and women's-rights advocate, born a slave.
(click for larger image in new window) American abolitionist and feminist. Born into slavery, she escaped in 1827 and became a leading preacher against slavery and for the rights of women.