Harriet Tubman Biography
Harriet Tubman was an African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy during the American Civil War. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made about thirteen missions to rescue approximately seventy enslaved family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. She later helped John Brown recruit men for his raid on Harpers Ferry, and in the post-war era struggled for women's suffrage. Source: Wikipedia
Biography Snapshot
- Name:
- Harriet Tubman
- Full Name:
- Araminta Harriet Ross
- Nationality:
- United States of America
- Profession:
- Writer, Activist
- Ethnicity:
- African American, Ghanaian American
- Religion:
- Christianity
- Date of Death:
- March 10, 1913
- Age at Death:
- unknown
- Cause of Death:
- Pneumonia
Marriages
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Harriet Tubman. [Internet]. 2023. The HistoryHop.com website. Available from: historyhop.com/famous-people/harriet-tubman/bio [Accessed 30 Mar 2023].
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