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Harriet Tubman's Life in Weeks

Escaped enslaved woman who became the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad, leading approximately 70 people to freedom and later serving as a Union spy during the Civil War.

1822–1913 American Abolitionist 4,749 weeks (91 years)

Harriet Tubman's 4,749 Weeks

Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones

4,749
Total Weeks
33,243
Days Lived
6
Key Milestones
91
Years

Key Milestones

Age 5 · Week ~260

Began being hired out to other families as an enslaved child

Age 27 · Week ~1,404

Escaped slavery and fled to Philadelphia

Age 28 · Week ~1,456

Made her first rescue mission on the Underground Railroad

Age 37 · Week ~1,924

Rescued her elderly parents from Maryland

Age 41 · Week ~2,132

Led the Combahee River Raid, freeing over 700 enslaved people

Age 86 · Week ~4,472

Opened the Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged in Auburn, New York

Legacy

Made 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people via the Underground Railroad, never losing a single passenger. Later became the first woman to lead a military assault during the Civil War.

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