Harriet Ann Jacobs was an African-American writer who escaped from slavery and became an abolitionist speaker and reformer. Jacobs' single work, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, published in 1861 under the pseudonym Linda Brent, was one of the first autobiographical narratives about the struggle for freedom by female slaves and an account of the sexual harassment and abuse they endured. It is based on events of her own life.
The beautiful spring came and when Nature resumes her loveliness, the human soul is apt to revive also. nature
Always it gave me a pang that my children had no lawful claim to a name. motherhood
There is something akin to freedom in having a lover who has no control over you, except that which he gains by kindness and attachment. freedom
Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 quotes from Robert Browning
22 quotes from Robert Browning
A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 quotes from Honore de Balzac
53 quotes from Honore de Balzac
With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 other wisdom & wit from Isadora Duncan
5 other wisdom & wit from Isadora Duncan
The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 thoughts from Henry Ward Beecher
58 thoughts from Henry Ward Beecher