Harriet Tubm Spy, Nurse, And Women's Activist

Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman was a spy, nurse, and women’s activist who freed over 70 people from slavery, earning her the name Moses (history.com). Her work is derived from her bravery, wit, and faith in God. Today, because of her impact during the Civil War, she has become an icon and hero for many. Harriet Tubman was one of the most influential figures of the Civil War because of her work freeing slaves, being a nurse and a spy, and her influence on the women’s rights movement. As a young adult, Harriet often dreamed about freedom for herself and her family, and when she was informed she would soon be sold, she took matters into her own hands. On September 17th, 1849, she escaped the plantation by walking 90 miles to Philadelphia. After her escape, she had her first rescue

During her childhood, she had a traumatic brain injury, which caused her to have seizures and develop narcolepsy. To keep her followers safe, she carried a gun and often took extreme measures to guide people to freedom. Some of these measures included drugging children and threatening other slaves, saying they were not allowed to turn back. Besides directly helping people escape plantations, Harriet Tubman assisted escaped slaves by guiding them to Canada. After her years of freeing slaves, in 1961, she became a spy and, shortly after, a nurse caring for injured black soldiers. During her time as a spy, she crossed Confederate lines, hiring eight men to go around and gather information from enslaved people. Later, in 1863, Harriet was the first American woman to deliver an armed military raid at the Combahee River. By the end of her career as a spy, she had freed over 750 people and destroyed several Confederate supply houses (battlefields.org). Besides her work as a spy, Harriet Tubman was also a nurse, caring for injured soldiers. According to nursing.virginia.edu, Harriet is very skilled in medicine and diagnosing