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> [“O, you happy free women, contrast your New Year's day with that of the poor bond-woman! With you it is a pleasant season, and the light of the day is blessed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-a-jacobs/o-you-happy-free-women-contrast-your-new-year-s-day-with-that-of-the/)

Harriet A. Jacobs

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## More by Harriet A. Jacobs

> [“I spent the day gathering flowers and weaving them into festoons, while the dead body of my father was lying within a mile of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-a-jacobs/i-spent-the-day-gathering-flowers-and-weaving-them-into-festoons/)

Harriet A. Jacobs

> [“When the mother was delivered into the trader's hands, she said, "You promised to treat me well." To which he replied, "You have let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-a-jacobs/when-the-mother-was-delivered-into-the-trader-s-hands-she-said-you/)

Harriet A. Jacobs

> [“I have myself known two southern wives who exhorted their husbands to free those slaves towards whom they stood in a "parental relation;" and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-a-jacobs/i-have-myself-known-two-southern-wives-who-exhorted-their-husbands-to/)

Harriet A. Jacobs

> [“O, you happy free women, contrast your New Year's day with that of the poor bond-woman! With you it is a pleasant season, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-a-jacobs/o-you-happy-free-women-contrast-your-new-year-s-day-with-that-of-the/)

Harriet A. Jacobs

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