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She worked with organizations that were involved in the struggle for womens rights during the civil war, after the civil war. But she was also very critical of white sufficient rah gists and often made the point they did not recognize the way race had created a distinct set of obstacles for black women. And i think somebody in our debate made exactly that point in our discussion. Were going to talk about that in a couple of weeks. Now i want to talk about jacobs herself. The narrative that she composed. I think as you know she wrote that narrative under the name linda brent. She also changed t...

Of white sufficient rah gists and often made the point they did not recognize the way race had created a distinct set of obstacles for black women. And i think somebody in our debate made exactly that point in our discussion. Were going to talk about that in a couple of weeks. Now i want to talk about jacobs herself. The narrative that she composed. I think as you know she wrote that narrative under the name linda brent. She also changed the names of other people that were also in that account. She was born not as linda brent but as Harriet Jacobs in edenton, North Carolina in 1813. Her parent...

The postal service released a series of stamps honoring 10 heroes of the Underground Railroad, including Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman and Harriet Jacobs.

Stacker scoured archives and historical sources to compile a list of 16 lesser-known women who were heroes of the abolitionist movement.

Stacker scoured archives and historical sources to compile a list of 16 lesser-known women who were heroes of the abolitionist movement.