I was born Isabella Baumfree. I was a hard-working slave and boasted that I could work as hard as any man and I could too. When my master defaulted on a promise to me I left my plantation while he watched never to return. He chased me down but I refused to return. I took this man to court and sued him even though I could not read or write. I am the first slave to sue her master and win that case. I am a determined woman.
I reinvented myself and changed my name and began to travel around the country speaking out against the evils of slavery. I have held the audience of senators and congressmen and even the president of the United States of America. Who am I and what did I change my name to?