She sometimes went by the name Moses on the Underground Railroad, which meant pro-slavery terrorists in America often were searching for a man.

Militant abolitionist and patriot John Brown, who fought to protect those who escaped slavery, even may have referred to her as a man when he said “I want him — General Tubman — leading my right flank.”

This November a new movie will be released documenting the amazing story of the first American woman to plan and lead a military campaign: Harriet Tubman.