The challenges Harriet Tubman faced during her involvement in the abolition movement were tough, and she had a lot of things to worry about during that time, she had no hope, until she was able to escape slavery. However, she was able to accomplish many things during the abolition movement, and these accomplishments made her a woman that millions of people would know about. This is how Harriet got the name “Moses”, became a nurse for the Union Army, and became one of the most well-known people in American history. At some point in Harriet’s Life she got nicknamed the “Moses of her people”, this name is based off of the Moses from the Bible, his story is that he was adopted by the Pharaoh of Egypt, and when he was older he was a guide for hundreds of people and guided them to safety to save them from slavery. Furthermore, this name was very fitting for Tubman, seeing as she was a woman who helped her fellow slaves escape. And this was how Tubman got named the “Moses of Her People”. Eventually she became a Nurse for the Union Army. In early 1862, Tubman traveled to South Carolina to provide nursing care to African-American soldiers and civilians. …show more content…
The story of her life started with her being born into slavery in the years 1820 or 1821, she had no hope of getting out of slavery, and was abused by her owners, and she got a concussion. As a result of the abuse, she suffered from seizures and “visions”, she believed they were sent by God. In 1840, Tubman’s father was freed as a result of a stipulation in his master’s will, and even though Harriet, her mother, and her sisters were supposed to be freed, the law was ignored and they were still enslaved. And Harriet’s name wasn’t always Harriet, in 1844, she married a black man, and changed her name from Aramint to Harriet. And then later in 1849 she escaped slavery and became the “Conductor” of the Underground