How tall is Harriet Tubman?

Harriet Tubman's listed height was 152 cm (5'0"). She was taller than about 18% of women in the United States.

Where 152 cm sits among women in the United States

Taller than about 18% of women in the United States born in 1820 (average 158.5 cm).

About Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman, born Araminta Ross, was an American abolitionist and social activist. She was born around March 1822 into slavery in Dorchester County, Maryland, and was beaten and whipped by enslavers as a child. Early in life she suffered a head wound when an overseer threw a heavy metal weight, which caused dizziness, pain and spells of hypersomnia throughout her life.

After her injury Tubman began experiencing visions and vivid dreams, which she ascribed to premonitions from God. In 1849 she escaped to Philadelphia, then returned to Maryland to rescue her family. She made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. She was called Moses and later said she never lost a passenger.

Tubman stood a listed 152 cm (5'0"). During the American Civil War she served as an armed scout and spy for the Union Army. In her later years she was an activist in the movement for women's suffrage. She died on 10 March 1913.

Frequently asked

How tall is Harriet Tubman in feet and inches? Harriet Tubman was 5'0" tall, which is 152 cm, 59.8 inches or 1.52 m.

Is Harriet Tubman tall for women in the United States? At 152 cm she was taller than about 18% of women in the United States born in 1820, whose average height is 158.5 cm.

Sources

• Harriet Tubman on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Harriet Tubman on Wikidata — nationality and dates.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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