has everyone seen the google doodle for today? honouring harriet tubman and black history month.

[niyad]

[MH1]

1. Yes. Good on Google. She was one of my heroes growing up. nt

[Cooley Hurd]

2. Sure did. She's buried in the same cemetery as my Mom, Dad, Brother and Grandparents...

I visit her grave quite often.

[niyad]

5. thank you so much for sharing that with us.

[Cooley Hurd]

7. You're welcome! She's a personal hero of mine.

[Skittles]

3. how tough would a black gal have to be

to be born in America in 1820, accomplish all she did in spite of her health issues, and still live to age 93 - OMG now *that* is very tough indeed

excerpt from Wiki:
At some point in the late 1890s, she underwent brain surgery at Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital. Unable to sleep because of pains and "buzzing" in her head, she asked a doctor if he could operate. He agreed and, in her words, "sawed open my skull, and raised it up, and now it feels more comfortable." She had received no anesthesia for the procedure and reportedly chose instead to bite down on a bullet, as she had seen Civil War soldiers do when their limbs were amputated.

[question everything]

4. Oh, thanks. Yes, saw it, was not sure who is depicted (nt)

[sheshe2]

6. She was an amazing woman, niyad.

I'm glad that google honored her today.

Harriet Tubman, widely known and well-respected while she was alive, became an American icon in the years after she died. A survey at the end of the 20th century named her as one of the most famous civilians in American history before the Civil War, third only to Betsy Ross and Paul Revere. She continues to inspire generations of Americans struggling for civil rights with her bravery and bold action.

http://www.biography.com/people/harriet-tubman-9511430?page=3

[Hekate]

8. I happened upon her bio when I was in grade schoo l-- I really admired "Moses" Tubman...

... and never forgot her story. Thanks for letting us know about the Google Doodle in her honor.

[awoke_in_2003]

9. yeah, I saw it...

I was a proud grandfather when I went on a trip to the library with my (at the time) 10 year old granddaughter, and the book she had selected was a biography (written for people her age) of Harriet Tubman.