Harriet Tubman

Known as the “Moses of her people,” Harriet Tubman was enslaved, escaped, and helped others gain their freedom as a “conductor” of the Underground Railroad. Tubman also served as a scout, spy, guerrilla soldier, and nurse for the Union Army during the Civil War. She is considered the first African American woman to serve in the military.

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Abigail Bush

Abigail Norton Bush was an American abolitionist and women’s rights activist in Rochester, New York. She served as president of the Rochester Women’s Rights Convention, held in 1848 immediately after the Seneca Falls Convention. As such, Bush became the first woman to preside over a public meeting composed of both men and women in the U.S.

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