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By marwittmer

  • Date of Birth

    Harriet iwas born in Edenton, North Carolina
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    Harriet Jacobs Life

    The life of Harriet Jacobs

  • Harriet luses Mother

    Harriet Jacob's mother dies and Harriet realizes that she is a slave.
    Harriet Jacobs mistress dies, and Harriet becomes the property of Dr. Flint;s little daughter.

  • freedom from her grandmother

    Harriet Jacobs' grandmother is given her freedom
    • Harriet's father dies.

  • Dr. Flint

    • Dr. Flint begins to harass Harriet Jacobs and tries to sexually exploit her

  • Harriets son is born

    • Harriet Jacobs' son by "Mr. Sands" is born, and she and the baby move in with her grandmother.

  • Harriets grandmother becomes the owner of the house

    • Harriet Jacobs' grandmother becomes the owner of the house that Harriet eventually hid in.

  • daughter is born

    • Harriet Jacobs' daughter by "Mr. Sands" is born.

  • Harriets grandmas house

    • Harriet Jacobs goes into hiding in the garret of her grandmother's house

  • seventh year of her hideing

    • Seventh (and final) year of Harriet Jacobs' self-imposed hiding.

  • Harriet travels Northward

    • Harriet Jacobs escapes to the North.

  • begging to talk about her life as a slave

    • Harriet Jacobs' grandmother dies.
    • Harriet began to write about her experiences in anonymous letters to a New York newspaper. Later she begins to write her book Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.

  • Trueman dies

    1897 Harriet Jacobs died on March 7, 1897, in Washington, D.C.
    • 1861 Harriet Jacobs' book Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is published (January)