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Harriet Tubman (c.1822-1913) was an American abolitionist. She is famous for her efforts to help the slaves.
- Harriet's real name was Araminta Ross. It was only later that she adopted the name 'Harriet' after her mother.
- Harriet was born a slave herself and grew up on Maryland's Eastern Shore, with both free and enslaved people. Harriet's husband, however, was a free man. When she fled to Pennsylvania, he did not accompany her and eventually re-married.
- When trying to escape from slavery, she employed multiple disguises - she would pretend to be a field hand and a horse-servant, or to read newspapers. As her owners knew she could not read, they did not suspect it was her.
- Harriet had a nickname 'Moses', after the prophet Moses in the Bible who helped his people gain freedom. She got this nickname because she returned to Maryland many times in an attempt to rescue other slaves.
- During the Civil War, Harriet worked as a nurse, as well as a spy.
