Harriet Jacobs
E3116
Harriet Jacobs was a formerly enslaved African American woman whose 1861 autobiography "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" became a landmark work in abolitionist literature and early Black feminist writing.
Aliases (1)
- Linda Brent ×2
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American writer
→
abolitionist → formerly enslaved person → human → memoirist → |
| causeOfFame |
publication of Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl in 1861
→
|
| countryOfBirth |
United States of America
→
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
→
|
| countryOfDeath |
United States of America
→
|
| dateOfBirth |
1813-02-11
→
|
| dateOfDeath |
1897-03-07
→
|
| describedBySource |
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
→
|
| educatedAt |
self-educated
→
|
| ethnicGroup |
African American
→
|
| familyName |
Jacobs
→
|
| genre |
abolitionist literature
→
autobiography → feminist literature → slave narrative → |
| givenName |
Harriet
→
|
| hasInfluenceOn |
African American literature
→
feminist literature → slave narrative tradition → |
| hasOccupation |
lecturer
→
|
| hasRole |
relief worker for freedpeople during the American Civil War
→
|
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
→
|
| motherOf |
Louisa Matilda Jacobs
→
|
| movement |
abolitionism
→
early Black feminism → women's rights movement → |
| notableFor |
depicting sexual exploitation of enslaved women in the United States
→
writing one of the first book-length narratives by an enslaved African American woman → |
| notableWork |
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
→
|
| occupation |
abolitionist
→
writer → |
| partOf |
American abolitionist movement
→
|
| placeOfBirth |
Edenton, North Carolina
→
|
| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C.
→
|
| pseudonym |
Linda Brent
→
|
| residence |
Boston
→
Cambridge, Massachusetts → New York City → |
| sexOrGender |
female
→
|
| socialRole |
activist for formerly enslaved people
→
advocate for Black women → |
| subjectOf |
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
→
|
| workPeriod |
19th century
→
|
Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
→
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl → |
author |
|
Mount Auburn Cemetery
→
|
burialPlaceOf |
|
African American literature
→
|
hasNotableAuthor |
|
Jacobs
→
|
hasNotableBearer |
|
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
("Linda Brent")
→
|
hasPseudonymousAuthorName |
|
Louisa Matilda Jacobs
→
|
mother |
|
Louisa Matilda Jacobs
→
|
notableFamily |
|
Harriet Jacobs
("Linda Brent")
→
|
pseudonym |
|
Louisa Matilda Jacobs
→
|
relative |