![]() We see Tubman in the simple attire that reflects the homespun clothing of enslaved women and the Black women sharecroppers of the 1940s, which collapses the historical narrative to show how long Black women have struggled against oppression. This linocut of Harriet Tubman from the series " The Black Woman (formerly the Negro Woman)" reveals Catlett’s desire to explore these major issues through the lens of Black women. Much of the work she produced during her time in Mexico reflected the radical, worker-centered activism of the TGP and the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. Catlett’s artistry and politics inspired her linocuts featuring prominent Black people and themes. Her medium of choice changed from sculpture to printmaking after moving to Mexico to join the leftist art collective, the Taller de Gráfica Popular (TGP). This 1946–47 linocut expresses the major themes that connect the large body of work Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012) produced during her lifetime: race and feminism. In Harriet Tubman I Helped Hundreds to Freedom She was often seen with her skirt looped around her waist and a vividly colored bandanna tied around her head. A primed field hand, she was described as a “small, muscular woman” standing at 4’11”, yet carrying half cords of wood like any other man in the fields. In her final years on the plantation before escaping, Tubman became a familiar figure in the fields. This injury left her anything but impaired. In addition to her sudden attacks of sleep, she also experienced vivid religious dreams and hallucinations throughout her life. At age twelve, her intervention in a violent exchange between an overseer and a fugitive slave left her with substantial injuries.Īfter being struck on the head with a large iron weight, Tubman began suffering from severe headaches and a chronic sleep disorder called narcolepsy. Tubman’s strength of character was visible at this early stage. ![]() She preferred these jobs over domestic tasks in the “big house” under the scrutiny of her white mistress. Tubman was put into labor at an early age, and by the age of ten, she was hired out as a woodcutter, pest trapper and field worker. Tubman was born into chattel slavery as Araminta “Minty” Ross in Dorchester County, Maryland, around 1822. Best known as the enslaved woman who brought emancipation to anyone who crossed her path, the legacy of Harriet Tubman’s lifework has inspired countless people across generations and geographic locations.
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