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John Brown's Body
Harriet tubbin was the first woman to plan and execute an armed raid during the civil war. She took on multiple rolls serving the union army, alternately served as a cook, a laundress, a nurse, a guide, a scout and a spy. In 18 58 she began having a recurring prophetic dream. It predicted that abolitionist john brown would start a slave rebellion in hopes of creating a new state for freed slaves. But just like harriet's dream predicts, it didn't go well for him - he was captured and executed by firing squad. After the Civil War Harriet engaged in humanitarian work; one of the things she did was ou an elder care facility known as