In the small town of Edenton, North Carolina Delilah and Elijah Jacobs brought into the world a baby girl entitled, Harriet Ann (Brent) Jacobs. Who would’ve expected over two hundred years later their little girl a product of slavery would be an epitome of women in literature. For years Jacobs grew up in the life of slavery, but it was not until her parents’ death that she became aware of such lifestyle. Throughout her journey as a slave she endured several misfortunes in life and later was subjected to sexual promiscuity by her master, Norcom. For many years she was caged in her grandmother’s roof in order to escape the ongoing tragedies of slavery. In 1842 Harriet parted ways from slavery and travel to New York to seek a new outcome of life