Where does someone's headstone rest?
in the Massachusetts cemetery
Who's is it?
Mumbet
How long does the stone say she wasn't free?
nearly thirty years
What was her full name?
Elizabeth Freeman
What was her birth year?
about 1742
How old was she when someone got her?
six months
Who got her?
John Ashley
Was it just her?
no
Who else then?
her sister
How many nicknames did she have?
Two
And they were?
"Mumbet" or "Mum Bett."
Were her owners kind and non violent?
no
What happened that proved otherwise?
Ashley's wife tried to strike Mumbet's sister with a spade
How did she respond?
she protected her sister
And then what?
she took the blow instead
What unusual thing did she do after the incident?
she left the house
Anything else?
she refused to come back
Who did she talk to about it afterwards?
a lawyer
Did she take up a case against them?
yes
What first time event happened as a result?
she won her freedom