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 Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross, c. March 1822) was an American abolitionist and political activist. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. 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 struggle for women's suffrage.
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Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross, c. March 1822) was an American abolitionist and political activist. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. 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 struggle for women's suffrage.
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She was the first African-American woman to be honored on a U.S. postage stamp when her image appeared on the 13c stamp as designed by artist Jerry Pinkney. The US Post Office Dept issued the first stamp of the Black Heritage Series (February 1, 1978) in Washington, DC., honoring Tubman, known as the Moses of her people.In her elderly years she underwent brain surgery to treat seizures and buzzing from a childhood head injury without any anesthesia as she claimed it caused her discomfort, instead she bit down on a bullet as was custom for soldiers injured during the Civil War as the surgeon opened and operated on her skull.During the American Civil War she worked for the Union Army as a cook, nurse, armed scout and spy. |
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Harriet Tubman |
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2024-07-03 02:55:15 |
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5' (1.52 m) |
| Biography: |
Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross, c. March 1822) was an American abolitionist and political activist. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including family and friends, |
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She was the first African-American woman to be honored on a U.S. postage stamp when her image appeared on the 13c stamp as designed by artist Jerry Pinkney. The US Post Office Dept issued the first stamp of the Black Heritage Series (February 1, 1978) in Washington, DC., honoring Tubman, known as the Moses of her people.In her elderly years she underwent brain surgery to treat seizures and buzzing from a childhood head injury without any anesthesia as she claimed it caused her discomfort, instead she bit down on a bullet as was custom for soldiers injured during the Civil War as the surgeon opened and operated on her skull.During the American Civil War she worked for the Union Army as a cook, nurse, armed scout and spy. |
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