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title: "4 Harriet A. Jacobs Quotes - Famous Nanny"
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# Harriet A. Jacobs

(1812–1897)   Nanny

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Harriet A. Jacobs was a nanny.

## Quick Facts About Harriet A. Jacobs

Born November 30, 1812

Died March 7, 1897

Profession Nanny

## About Harriet A. Jacobs

American slave, writer, and abolitionist (1815-1897)... \| Harriet Jacobs was an African-American abolitionist and writer whose autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, published in 1861 under the pseudonym Linda Brent, is now considered an "American classic".

##  Quotes 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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harriet-a-jacobs/i-spent-the-day-gathering-flowers-and-weaving-them-into-festoons/)

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[American history](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-history/)

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

[Harriet A. Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-a-jacobs/)

[American history](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-history/)

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

[Harriet A. Jacobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-a-jacobs/)

[American history](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-history/)

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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…](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](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harriet-a-jacobs/)

[American history](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-history/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/611/harriet-a-jacobs-65907_american-history_o-you-happy-free-women-contrast-your-new_2773192.jpg)

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