Harriet Ann Jacobs Quotes

When I was nearly twelve years old, my kind mistress sickened and died.
Harriet Ann Jacobs

When I was six years old, my mother died; and then, for the first time, I learned, by the talk around me, that I was a slave.
Harriet Ann Jacobs

When my babe was born, they said it was premature. It weighed only four pounds; but God let it live.
Harriet Ann Jacobs

When they told me my new-born babe was a girl, my heart was heavier than it had ever been before. Slavery is terrible for men; but it is far more terrible for women.
Harriet Ann Jacobs

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Harriet Ann Jacobs Quotes

Type: Writer Quotes Category: American Writer Quotes Year of Birth: 1813 Year of Death: 1897 Nationality: American Find on Amazon: Harriet Ann Jacobs Related Authors: Napoleon Hill Dale Carnegie Oliver Wendell Holmes Robert A. Heinlein H. L. Mencken Anne Morrow Lindbergh Denis Waitley Eric Hoffer Rick Warren	1 - 2 When I was nearly twelve years old, my kind mistress sickened and died. Harriet Ann Jacobs When I was six years old, my mother died; and then, for the first time, I learned, by the talk around me, that I was a slave. Harriet Ann Jacobs When my babe was born, they said it was premature. It weighed only four pounds; but God let it live. Harriet Ann Jacobs When they told me my new-born babe was a girl, my heart was heavier than it had ever been before. Slavery is terrible for men; but it is far more terrible for women. Harriet Ann Jacobs 1 - 2