Harriet Tubman (photo H. B. Lindsley), c. 1870. A worker on the Underground Railroad, Tubman made 13 trips to the South, helping to free over 70 people. She led people to the northern free states and Canada. This helped Harriet Tubman gain the name "Moses of Her People" For the past two weekends on Let's Talk, we've had author guests who had to fight incredible battles: Jennifer Slattery from two weeks ago who lived a homeless life at one time, and Lori Benton from this last weekend who battled cancer. These were epic fights. And this week in the news, you may have heard that Harriet Tubman was chosen to be the new face on the twenty dollar bill. I was absolutely ecstatic to hear the news. This woman rose way beyond race and gender to be a person who risked her life to fight a fight that needed fighting. Homelessness. Cancer. Slavery. Only a few of the battles faced by so many people every day. Battles that were not fought alone....
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