Norcom begins to harass harriet sexually exploiting her.
How many years was harriet jacobs in her grandmas attic.
According to the chronology of jacobs s life compiled by her autobiographer jean fagan yellin the events described in incidents narrated by linda brent mirror key incidents of jacobs life.
Harriet jacobs daughter of delilah the slave of margaret horniblow and daniel jacobs the slave of andrew knox was born in edenton north carolina in the fall of 1813.
1825 harriet jacobs mistress dies and harriet becomes the property of dr.
Until she was six years old harriet was unaware that she was the property of margaret horniblow.
Erie canal is completed.
She later wrote about her experiences in the 1861 book incidents in the life of a slave girl one of the few slave narratives written by a black woman.
The book documents jacobs s life as a slave and how she gained freedom for herself and for her children.
Maria child who edited the book for its author jacobs used the pseudonym linda brent.
Incidents in the life of a slave girl written by herself is an autobiography by harriet jacobs a mother and fugitive slave published in 1861 by l.
1829 andrew jackson becomes 7th president.
Harriet s son is born.
Harriet ann jacobs was born at edenton north carolina in 1813 to delilah the daughter of molly horniblow aunt martha the slave of.
Born into slavery in edenton north carolina she was sexually harassed by her master when he threatened to sell her children she hid in a tiny crawlspace under the roof of her grandmother s house where she wasn t even able to stand.