Her biographer Yellin gives 1813 as the year of her birth, without detailing day, month or season; Jean Fagan Yellin: Harriet Jacobs: A Life. New York 2004, p. 3. Her tombstone, however, gives February 11, 1815 as the date of her birth (see picture at the end of the article). Mary Maillard, who would in 2017 become the editor of the letters of Jacobs's daughter, argues in favor of 1815 in an article published in 2013. "Dating Harriet Jacobs: Why Birthdates Matter to Historians". Black Past. مؤرشف من الأصل في 2019-05-30. اطلع عليه بتاريخ 2020-03-21. The dates and ages in this article are given according to Yellin.
Her biographer Yellin gives 1813 as the year of her birth, without detailing day, month or season; Jean Fagan Yellin: Harriet Jacobs: A Life. New York 2004, p. 3. Her tombstone, however, gives February 11, 1815 as the date of her birth (see picture at the end of the article). Mary Maillard, who would in 2017 become the editor of the letters of Jacobs's daughter, argues in favor of 1815 in an article published in 2013. "Dating Harriet Jacobs: Why Birthdates Matter to Historians". Black Past. مؤرشف من الأصل في 2019-05-30. اطلع عليه بتاريخ 2020-03-21. The dates and ages in this article are given according to Yellin.
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