Harriet Tubman was born in Dorchester County, Maryland. Click on map to enlarge. Harriet Green also known as “Rit” was Minty’s mother. She was a cook at the big house. Minty’s maternal …

3 days ago · Born into slavery, Araminta Ross later adopted her mother’s first name, Harriet. At about age five she was first hired out to work, initially serving as a nursemaid and later as a …

Born Araminta Ross (and affectionately called "Minty") in March of 1822 to parents Harriet (Rit) Green Ross and Benjamin Ross, Tubman was one of nine children. The Ross family were …

Born into slavery in Dorchester County, Maryland, Tubman was beaten and whipped by enslavers as a child. Early in life, she suffered a traumatic head wound when an irate overseer threw a …

Dec 11, 2023 · She was one of nine children born between 1808 and 1832 to enslaved parents in Dorchester County, Maryland. Her mother, Harriet “Rit” Green, was owned by Mary Pattison …

Ben and Harriet had nine children. Araminta inherited the status of enslaved person from her mother. She was put to work around the age of five. When she was young, her enslaver’s son …

Harriet Tubman—Underground Railroad conductor, abolitionist, Civil War spy and nurse, sufragist, and humanitarian. Born into slavery in early 1822 in Dorchester County, Maryland, …

Harriet Tubman was an African American abolitionist who led hundreds of enslaved blacks to freedom. This biography of Harriet Tubman provides detailed information about her childhood, …

Harriet Tubman was born a slave, her parents named her Araminta “Minty” Ross. She changed her name in 1849 when she escaped. She adopted the name Harriet after her mother and the …

Background: Harriet Tubman was born a slave, her parents named her Araminta “Minty” Ross. She changed her name in 1849 when she escaped. She adopted the name Harriet after her …