The role of women has been downplayed by many historians and scholars alike. In a time where women had little voice in society, and blacks had even less; a phenomenal women steps out the midst to become a leading factor in the abolitionist movement. Harriet Tubman was born into slavery, but would die a national hero. The life of Harriet Tubman was nothing less than remarkable; she spent her life as an activist who led thousands of enslaved people into freedom. Though she has not gotten the…