Harriet Tubman’s birth date is not known since she was born in slavery, though she is believed to have been born in 1825 to Ben Ross (Father) and Harriet Green (Mother). At 5 years old , Harriet was hired to take care of an infant. Each time the baby would cry Miss Susan (mother of baby) would whip Harriet around the neck. She got very sick and was fired from her job. Harriet got hired over and over again. When Tubman was about seven years old she was hired out to collect rats from traps. Later she got sick with measles and was extremely weak and soon collapsed. One day while working, she stole a spoon of sugar. She was scared to get caught and hid in a pigpen for three days.
