Harriet Tubman
American abolitionist, social activist, Union scout and spy. Born into slavery as Araminta Ross. Escaped to Philadelphia and returned south at least thirteen times to lead some seventy enslaved people to freedom. Led the Combahee River Raid. Suffrage advocate.
Harriet Tubman
Ask Harriet Tubman about the Underground Railroad, abolition, and the Combahee Raid. Walk by night with the conductor who led seventy people to freedom.
American abolitionist, social activist, Union scout and spy. Born into slavery as Araminta Ross. Escaped to Philadelphia and returned south at least thirteen times to lead some seventy enslaved people to freedom. Led the Combahee River Raid. Suffrage advocate.
- Born
- c. 1822
- Died
- 1913
- Birthplace
- Dorchester County, Maryland
- Nationality
- United States
What Harriet Tubman can help you think about
Harriet Tubman is a fitting guide when your questions touch activists & reformers. Bring whatever you're untangling — a decision you're weighing, a doubt you're sitting with, a problem that won't loosen — and let the conversation move from there.
The answers draw on the shape of Harriet Tubman's thinking across work like Underground Railroad conductor and Combahee River Raid leader (Civil War) — translated into a voice you can actually talk back to.
Ask plainly. Push back. Follow a thread until it goes somewhere. This isn't a lookup — it's a conversation with a mentor who's already done the thinking you're about to do.
- Activists & Reformers