During the American Civil War, she served as an armed scout and spy for the Union Army. In her later years, Tubman was an activist in the movement for women's suffrage. Born into slavery …

Dec 29, 2025 · Harriet Tubman was an American bondwoman who escaped from slavery in the South to become a leading abolitionist before the American Civil War. She led dozens of …

In 1913, at the age of 91, Harriet Tubman died of pneumonia in the Home for the Aged & Indigent Negroes. In her final words, Tubman called upon her faith and made reference to John 14:3 in …

Jun 5, 2025 · Harriet Tubman was a former slave, abolitionist, conductor on the Underground Railroad, civil rights activist, supporter of women's suffrage, spy, scout, and guide during the …

Tubman and Davis married in 1869 and settled in Auburn, New York where Tubman began her work of caring for elderly and indigent African Americans. Harriet Tubman remained active in …

Harriet Tubman—Underground Railroad conductor, abolitionist, Civil War spy and nurse, suffragist, and humanitarian. Born into slavery in early 1822 in Dorchester County, Maryland, …

On the bicentennial of her birth, we look beyond these names to capture not only Harriet Tubman the icon, but Harriet the woman, and Harriet’s legacy of care, activism, and bravery that …