Harriet Tubman

HARRIET TUBMAN

• Harriet was born in 1820 in Maryland
• She is well known for the Underground Railroad
• Her birth name was Arminta Ross
• She lived in a one room cabin with her family that included 11 children

HARRIET TUBMAN

• When she was 13 she was hit in the head with an iron wieght
• It almost killed her and caused her to be dizzy and have blackouts
• In 1849 she decided to escape and went to Pennsylvania
• She wanted to help others so she became a conductor in the Underground Railroad

HARRIET TUBMAN

• She led 19 different escapes and helped about 300 slaves escape
• Harriet became known as Moses because she led people to freedom
• She also helped in the Civil War
• She nursed injured soldiers, was a spy for the north and helped on a campaign that resuced over 750 slaves

HARRIET TUBMAN

• As she got older the head injury she recieved when she was younger got worse
• She had brain surgery at a Boston hospital to lessen the pain
• Eventually she was put in a rest home named in honor of her
• In 1913 Harriet died of pneumonia

MADE BY: LAUREN TURNER