Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman was born into enslavement in Maryland in around 1822. After escaping her violent bondage in 1849, she made 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, using the North Star and the Underground Railroad to guide and protect her. During the American Civil War, she served as an armed scout and spy for the Union Army. She is the first women to lead a US assault raid, which resulted in the freeing of nearly 700 enslaved people. After the war, Harriet was an outspoken voice for women's suffrage. Harriet stands on the manacles she has shed and leads us forward, light as a butterfly’s wing and resolute. Harriet Tubman teaches us that no one is free until all are free – and that our deliverance is based on bold action and strong networks