Harriet Tubman

Narrative Non-fiction/InspirationHarriet Tubman 30 Lessons in Love, Leadership, and Legacy Harriet Tubman was born a slave in 1821. She is known best as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, and for freeing herself and three hundred others from slavery. When Harriet Tubman told her stories in plain language, people learned how God guided her, how she found support from friends and family and how she changed her future by taking action. She told stories of growing up as a slave, of her service as a spy, scout, and nurse in the Civil War and more. She helped women start businesses, supported schools and civil rights, and established a home for the sick and homeless. Harriet Tubman spent twenty-nine years in slavery. She was uneducated, poor and abused, yet she became known as the Woman called Moses, a great leader in American history. She overcame the disadvantages she experienced in life by her strong faith, love, and leadership. Harriet Tubman 30 Lessons in Love, Leadership and Legacy share her stories as if she is telling them with a lesson for all in each story she tells.