1. Harriet Tubman was an escaped enslaved woman who became a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad. Tubman risked her life to lead hundreds of Family members and others slaves from the plantation system to freedom on this elaborate secret network of safe houses.
2. 1. She used the stars and mosses in the woods to guide her in aiding escapees.
2. She. and her escapees slept in swamps and moved only at night.
3. Once with her on the railroad she threatened to kill anyone who lost their nerve to escape.
4. She was the very first woman to lead a combat assault.
3. She was called "The Moses of Her People" because like Moses she helped people escape from slavery.
