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No, she did not learn how to read or write because none of the slaves were allowed to be taught in case they used it for communication to escape.

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no because slave owners didn't want their slaves to learn how to read or write

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What schools did Harriet Quimby go to?

First Harriet was a slave for slaves were not aloud to go and attend a school,they were not even aloud to teach them self to read or write!


What did Harriet Tubman learn?

he learned that he wanted to learn how to read and write while he was working picking cotton


Did Harriet Tubman write books?

Harriet Tubman? I don't quite know if she wrote books. If she did- then GREAT!If she didn't- then DON'T EVEN BOTHER ASKING! Find out!YUP!!!With the help of Sarah Bradford, she wrote her autobiography, Harriet Tubman, the Moses of Her People, (1869). With the royalties from the book and a small pension from the United States Army she purchased a house in Auburn, New York and turned it into a home for the aged and needy. Harriet Tubman died on 10th March, 1913.


Did Harriet Tubman graduate in school?

Harriet Tubman had no education and was illiterate throughout her life. Slave owners did not want their slaves to know how to read or write.noHarriet Tubman didn't get any education except maybe in her later years. If you were a slave you weren't allowed ( by law) to read or write. So she might have when she escaped to freedom but no not as a child.. Although Harriet Tubman was illiterate throughout her life and had no formal education, isn't it ironic that many schools are named after her? She was poor and was showed very little respect by people who were "educated" and she did more, by far, to help black people than most of her contemporaries. But Harriet did get an education from her dad. her dad taught a lot about the wild. Harriet Tubman Didn't get an education because she wasn't aloud to go to school...Slaves weren't aloud to go to school.


Did Harriet Tubman wrote a book?

Harriet could write anything in a diary. She could write about her experiences, adventures, thoughts, and feelings. If this is for a school project, you could talk about her experiences in slavery.

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Why did Harriet Tubman have no education?

The slave owners did want the workers to know how to read or write


What did Harriet Tubman not know how to do?

Harriet Tubman couldn't read.


Did Harriet Tubman know how to write?

yes she was a journalist


What schools did Harriet Quimby go to?

First Harriet was a slave for slaves were not aloud to go and attend a school,they were not even aloud to teach them self to read or write!


What did Harriet Tubman learn?

he learned that he wanted to learn how to read and write while he was working picking cotton


What has the author Harriet Read written?

Harriet Read has written: 'Just rememberin''


Did Harriet Tubman want an education?

yes to be a spy for the union and a nurses, but no school she never learned how to read or write.


Did Harriet Tubman write books?

Harriet Tubman? I don't quite know if she wrote books. If she did- then GREAT!If she didn't- then DON'T EVEN BOTHER ASKING! Find out!YUP!!!With the help of Sarah Bradford, she wrote her autobiography, Harriet Tubman, the Moses of Her People, (1869). With the royalties from the book and a small pension from the United States Army she purchased a house in Auburn, New York and turned it into a home for the aged and needy. Harriet Tubman died on 10th March, 1913.


Did Harriet Tubman graduate in school?

Harriet Tubman had no education and was illiterate throughout her life. Slave owners did not want their slaves to know how to read or write.noHarriet Tubman didn't get any education except maybe in her later years. If you were a slave you weren't allowed ( by law) to read or write. So she might have when she escaped to freedom but no not as a child.. Although Harriet Tubman was illiterate throughout her life and had no formal education, isn't it ironic that many schools are named after her? She was poor and was showed very little respect by people who were "educated" and she did more, by far, to help black people than most of her contemporaries. But Harriet did get an education from her dad. her dad taught a lot about the wild. Harriet Tubman Didn't get an education because she wasn't aloud to go to school...Slaves weren't aloud to go to school.


Why did Harriet Beecher Stowe write Uncle Tom's Cabin?

why did harriet beecher stowe write uncle tom's cabin?


Did Harriet Tubman wrote a book?

Harriet could write anything in a diary. She could write about her experiences, adventures, thoughts, and feelings. If this is for a school project, you could talk about her experiences in slavery.


What percentage of people can read and write in china?

I don' know but i do know 99% of the people in the U.S can read and Write