After escaping once when she was seven and having to return, she knew she couldn't stop there. Many times, Harriet would try to escape and when something didn't work and she was sent back to her harsh life as a slave, she wouldn't have stopped there. Harriet tried again and again to plan ways to escape until one night she did. Even when she was a young girl working hard on the plantation or around the house as a servant, she never gave up what she was doing. If she had given up just one thing on the Underground Railroad, Harriet would never have freed the thousands of people she did. If Harriet had given up just one thing, she would never have succeeded in becoming a free black woman. In all things Harriet Tubman, she never gave up. Giving up meant no freedom, no happy life, no better America. Not only did she refuse to give up, but she was going to overcome everything and work hard. Tom Allen says in his book Harriet Tubman, Secret Agent: “She was five feet two inches tall, born a slave, suffered from a debilitating illness, and still could not read or write. Yet, she was this strong, tough woman who could take charge and lead men. This shows what a strong woman Harriet was and shows that she never gave up. Imagine if Harriet Tubman wasn't as strong as she really is, or if she couldn't overcome everything, or maybe just gave up on one thing. A