Harriet Tubman led military raids during the Civil War as well as her better-known slave rescues

Harriet Tubman led military raids during the Civil War as well as her better-known slave rescues

A portrait of Harriet Tubman in 1878. Library of Congress/Getty Images – By Kate Clifford Larson, Visiting Scholar Women’s Studies Research Center, Brandeis University Published: 2022 Apr 28 – Harriet Tubman was barely 5 feet tall and didn’t have a dime to her …