Question

in \aint i a woman?\, why does truth repeat the phrase \aint i a woman?\ throughout the second paragraph?
that man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud - puddles, or gives me any best place! and aint 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 aint i a woman? i could work as much and eat as much as a man - when i could get it - and bear the lash as well! and aint i a woman? i have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when i cried out with my mothers grief, none but jesus heard me! and aint i a woman?
○ to suggest that audience should worry about her
○ to reinforce the idea that men should be more helpful
○ to suggest that females are tougher than males
○ to reinforce that she is strong, resilient and female

Explanation:

The speaker lists her experiences (working hard, bearing children, enduring hardships) and repeatedly asks "Ain't I a woman?" to emphasize that despite not being treated like the "ideal" woman (not being helped into carriages etc.), she is a woman. She shows her strength (ploughing, working as much as a man) and resilience (bearing children, enduring slavery - related pain). The repetition is to drive home the point that she is a woman with these qualities.

Answer:

to reinforce that she is strong, resilient and female