Abolitionist and Suffragette
Although Tubman initially settled in Ontario, Canada with her family and friends, the cold winters caused her to seek a friend’s assistance in buying a home near Auburn, New York, where she was surrounded by other abolitionists including Lucretia Mott and William Seward. In order to earn money, “she appeared frequently at…antislavery conventions [and suffrage lectures] in New England and became widely known as an Underground Railroad heroine” (Larson, 2014, p. 14-15). Tubman stood up against the inequality in the political, social, and economic roles of women and African Americans. Although Tubman was able to rescue some of her family and friends, increased watchfulness by slaveholders on the Eastern Shore eventually made further trips to save her remaining family members too dangerous (King, 2005). However, Tubman persevered in her fight against slavery, supported by a reliable group of suffragists and abolitionists who gave her the financial and emotional resources she needed to continue her battle (Larson, 2004). |