answersLogoWhite

0


Want this question answered?

Be notified when an answer is posted

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Why is Harriet Tubman being on a 20 bill?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Continue Learning about General History

How old was harriet Tubman when she was helping slaves?

She was 26. Fred Figglehorn :]


Why is having Harriet Tubman on the front of the 20 bill so important?

Until today women have been left off American currency's and to have an African American woman recognized is a big deal.


About how many years after Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery were all enslaved people legally freed by the 13th amendment?

it was about 20 years


How many children did harriet have?

Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross) did not have children of her own according to sources. In about 1859, Harriet Tubman returned to her home in Auburn, New York with a girl named Margaret. There is confusion about who Margaret's parents were and some biographers think that Margaret actually was Harriet's daughter. Others say that Margaret was Harriet's favorite niece. Harriet Tubman married a man named Nelson Davis on March 18, 1869 and they adopted a baby girl named Gertie in 1874.


What was Harriet Tubman adulthood like?

After the Civil War, Harriet Tubman returned home to New York to care for her parents. After her parents passed away, she raised food in her garden and pigs. She couldn't work and was poor due to tuberculosis, but she used what she raised to help care for freed slaves and other's that were in need that came to her looking for aid. Her first husband had been killed, but she remarried and adopted a daughter. They remained married for 20 years, until he died of tuberculosis. She was a strong advocate of the Women's Rights Movement, and she also founded a home for black elderly, as they had little to nowhere to go during that period of time. Although Harriet Tubman's life was one of poverty, she did many great things.

Related questions

How was Harriet Tubman as a child?

20


How old was harriet Tubman when she was helping slaves?

She was 26. Fred Figglehorn :]


How many slaves did harriet Tubman help escape in 20 years?

7,000 slaves.


Why is having Harriet Tubman on the front of the 20 bill so important?

Until today women have been left off American currency's and to have an African American woman recognized is a big deal.


About how many years after Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery were all enslaved people legally freed by the 13th amendment?

it was about 20 years


How many children did harriet have?

Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross) did not have children of her own according to sources. In about 1859, Harriet Tubman returned to her home in Auburn, New York with a girl named Margaret. There is confusion about who Margaret's parents were and some biographers think that Margaret actually was Harriet's daughter. Others say that Margaret was Harriet's favorite niece. Harriet Tubman married a man named Nelson Davis on March 18, 1869 and they adopted a baby girl named Gertie in 1874.


What was Harriet Tubman adulthood like?

After the Civil War, Harriet Tubman returned home to New York to care for her parents. After her parents passed away, she raised food in her garden and pigs. She couldn't work and was poor due to tuberculosis, but she used what she raised to help care for freed slaves and other's that were in need that came to her looking for aid. Her first husband had been killed, but she remarried and adopted a daughter. They remained married for 20 years, until he died of tuberculosis. She was a strong advocate of the Women's Rights Movement, and she also founded a home for black elderly, as they had little to nowhere to go during that period of time. Although Harriet Tubman's life was one of poverty, she did many great things.


How many slave conducters were in the south during the civil war?

Including those of the Border States the slave owners were: 1,400,000 owned from 1 to 10 slaves, 300,000 owned from 10 to 20 slaves, 200,000 owned more than 20 slaves


When was Harriet Nordlund born?

Harriet Nordlund was born on September 20, 1954.


Why is Jackson being taken off the 20 bill?

because .. he was awsome !!


When was Harriet Elizabeth Byrd born?

Harriet Elizabeth Byrd was born on 1926-04-20.


What was Harriet Tubman life like?

After the Civil War, Harriet Tubman returned home to New York to care for her parents. After her parents passed away, she raised food in her garden and pigs. She couldn't work and was poor due to tuberculosis, but she used what she raised to help care for freed slaves and other's that were in need that came to her looking for aid. Her first husband had been killed, but she remarried and adopted a daughter. They remained married for 20 years, until he died of tuberculosis. She was a strong advocate of the Women's Rights Movement, and she also founded a home for black elderly, as they had little to nowhere to go during that period of time. Although Harriet Tubman's life was one of poverty, she did many great things.