Harriet Tubman was an escaped slave in America, who was brought north from Maryland (1849) by the Underground Railroad run by the Abolitionists (those who wanted to see the end of slavery). In the following year (1850), Harriet began as a guide for the Underground Railroad. In the next 10 years (1850-1860) Harriet was to make perhaps 19 journeys to and from the southern States of America to bring out over 300 slaves. The measure of Harriet's success was that she was never caught. Her success was made possible due to her meticulous planning, her total avoidance of old routes and through her application of strict discipline amongst her followers.

During the Amercian Civil War, Harriet acted as a spy for the Union forces. She also took part in raids upon the Confederacy. Harriet's only failure was that she was unable to get the US government to grant her a pension after the Cicil war had ended. In her retirement, Harriet established a Home of Rest. When she died, Harriet Tubman was 93yo.

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