Timeline by Taryn Carey

Born a slave in 1819

tcarey29 — 2025-05-07 19:06:51 UTC

In Ann Petry's "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad," the initial chapters, Chapters 1-3, present Harriet's birth and childhood life on the Brodas plantation in Maryland, where she was born a slave. "The First Years. Harriet was born and raised on the Brodas plantation in Chesapeake Bay, Maryland." "By age six, Harriet knows she is a slave". This is her first major life experience.

Underground Railroad Conductor: between 1851 and 1857

tcarey29 — 2025-05-07 19:11:19 UTC

Underground Railroad conductor, evidence related to Tubman as an Underground Railroad conductor appears only in Chapters 11-13. In these chapters, the Philadelphia Vigilance Committee motivated Harriet to be a conductor and how Harriet begins to work on the Underground Railroad and becomes legendary among the slaves. For example, page 32 mentions Tubman's work with the Philadelphia Vigilance Committee.

Nickname "Moses": between 1850 and 1860

tcarey29 — 2025-05-07 19:12:33 UTC

The name "Moses" is also mentioned in Chapter 17, "Moses Arrives with Six Passengers.". Harriet Tubman and the group find protection in a fodder house on Christmas Day, and Harriet wants to visit her parents but understands that it could jeopardize their operation.The book records in chapter 17 "Along the Eastern Shore of Maryland, in Dorchester County, in Caroline County, the masters kept hearing whispers about the man named Moses, who was running off slaves. At first, they did not believe in his existence. The stories about him were so fantastic, unbelievable."

Civil War Service: began in 1861 and continued until 1864

tcarey29 — 2025-05-07 19:22:14 UTC

Harriet Tubman's Civil War service is largely addressed in Chapters 21 and 22. Especially between pages 229-230. She quotes a letter from Colonel Montgomery who had spoken of Tubman as a "remarkable woman and invaluable as a scout" (page 229) She also quotes General David Hunter, who addressed Tubman as a "valuable woman".

Scouting and Combahee River Raid: summer of 1863,

tcarey29 — 2025-05-07 19:23:27 UTC

Scouting missions and the Combahee River Raid in Chapters 21 and 22. Chapter 21 describes her "remarkable" scouting capability, and Chapter 22 likely has a detailed account of the Combahee River Raid. Colonel Montgomery describing Tubman as a "remarkable woman and invaluable as a scout,"

Women's Suffrage Activism from the 1860s until her death in 1913

tcarey29 — 2025-05-07 19:24:30 UTC

there is no specific, dedicated section on her direct involvement in women's suffrage. However, her work and later life reveal how her fight for freedom and equality among African Americans is inherently part of the overall fight for women's rights.

Later Life and Home: In 1859

tcarey29 — 2025-05-07 19:25:22 UTC

Chapters 21-22, in particular, speak of Harriet Tubman's later life and home. The chapters contain accounts of her lecturer life, war service during the Civil War, and her ultimate bequest of her home and property to the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church atAuburn. Chapter 21: "Harriet is now much admired in the North and becomes a popular antislavery lecturer". She also works as a Union Army scout, spy, and nurse.

Chapter 22: "As an old woman, Harriet still has her wonderful storytelling ability, becoming a sort of itinerant"bard" (236)". She also gives her house and property to the church in hopes that it will be used as a home for oldBlack people to live rent-free.

First Marriage: in 1844

tcarey29 — 2025-05-07 19:27:26 UTC

the book is primarily about Tubman's first marriage to John Tubman, and not her second marriage to Peter Delaney. The book outlines how she cohabited with John, how she resolved to escape him and embark on her journey to freedom and leadership of the Underground Railroad.

Death and Legacy: in 1913

tcarey29 — 2025-05-07 19:29:16 UTC

There is no specific page number that is strictly dedicated to her death and legacy, but it is referred to in the subsequent chapters. The final chapters (around Chapter 20) explore the final section of Tubman's life, her ill health, and ultimate death. They also discuss how she was transformed into a legend and remembered as a freedom icon and inspiration for future generations.

escape to freedom, in the fall of 1849

tcarey29 — 2025-05-07 19:45:27 UTC

The story of her escape to freedom is primarily discussed in Chapter 9. Which focuses on her husband John and her brothers' reactions to her desire to leave. This chapter highlights the conflict and disappointment Harriet faces when they refuse to join her and ultimately return her to the plantation.