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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)