

She was selfless, loving and very helpful person. She was a strong woman who did everything to help the nation out. Her life is an example for what it means to not give up no matter what happens. She showed persistence and patience as it took her years to complete her mission to free people from slavery. The message of her life was to pursue happiness and don’t ever let circumstances stop you from fulfilling your dreams. Harriet Tubman’s life not only inspired people at that time period but also have inspired all the generations to come. She has been a lead and had helped many slaves find their freedom.


Tubman had worked as a cook, nurse, and helped the union army by bring a spy during the American civil war. This movement was done before the American civil war. She was a lead to the abolishment movement as she was helping slaves from the south escape their way to freedom slowly. She had risked her life as she was trying to fight for the freedom of her people. She did everything she needed to achieve it even if that meant she was alone in the journey. She didn’t give up and continued to fight for her and others freedom. Even though she had hardships through her escape, as her masters had sent out a wanted poster for her. Between 10 years, she had made 19 trips from the south to north, and the railroad network was called the underground railroad. Traveling north and becoming a famous conductor and making her way back to south after a year and half and slowly freeing the slaves using the means of railroad. She left everything she knew and had in search for freedom in 1849. Tubman dedicated her life to compassion and equality, from freeing enslaved people to advocating for women’s suffrage to caring for the elderly. She faced more persecution as she was fighting for her freedom and running away from the slave owners without their permission. Tubman had suffered from epilepsy for the rest of her life. She has suffered a traumatic injury that almost killed her. She faced many physical violence on a daily basis as she was trying to work as her masters had required her to. Even though there were many separations, she still managed to spend time with her family.

Her father was separated from the family, her siblings were sold into slavery. She faced many hardships as she was growing up. Even though no one is sure when exactly she is born, it is concluded that she is born around 1822. Tubman was born into Slavery in Maryland and was in a pursuit of finding freedom.
