Harriet Tubman was born on January 29, 1820 in Maryland. Escaped slave who became an abolitionist and Union spy during the Civil War and rescued over 300 slaves using the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses that aided runaway slaves. She also fought for women's suffrage after the end of the Civil War.
Harriet Tubman is a member of Civil Rights Leader
💰Harriet Tubman Net worth: $15 Million
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About
Escaped slave who became an abolitionist and Union spy during the Civil War and rescued over 300 slaves using the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses that aided runaway slaves. She also fought for women's suffrage after the end of the Civil War.
Before Fame
She worked as a slave for James Cook, checking muskrat traps in the marshes.
Trivia
She helped John Brown recruit men for his raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859.
Family Life
She married a free man named John Tubman in 1844, and they adopted a daughter named Gertie in 1874.
Associated With
Frederick Douglas worked with her to help slaves. They both doubted abolitionist John Brown's plan to overthrow the slave system with violence.
