Harriet Jacobs
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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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Linda Brent | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
African American writer
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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
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autobiography ⓘ feminist literature ⓘ slave narrative ⓘ |
| givenName | Harriet ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
African American literature
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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
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early Black feminism ⓘ women's rights movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depicting sexual exploitation of enslaved women in the United States
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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
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writer ⓘ |
| partOf | American abolitionist movement ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Edenton
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surface form:
Edenton, North Carolina
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| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| pseudonym |
Harriet Jacobs
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surface form:
Linda Brent
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| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston
Cambridge, Massachusetts ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| socialRole |
activist for formerly enslaved people
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advocate for Black women ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
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Linda Brent
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Linda Brent