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Harriet is a 2019 American biographical film directed by Kasi Lemmons, who also wrote the screenplay with Gregory Allen Howard. It stars Cynthia Erivo as abolitionist Harriet Tubman , with Leslie Odom Jr. , Joe Alwyn , and Janelle Monáe in supporting roles.
Harriet (born Harriet Roberts, 8 September 1966, Sheffield, England) [1] is an English dance-pop singer. She released two singles, "Woman to Man" and "Temple of Love", in 1990, on EastWest/Atlantic Records. "Temple of Love" cracked the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1991, peaking at #39. [1] Her single also reached #14 on the US Billboard R&B chart.
Harriet is a female name.. The name is an English version of the French Henriette, a female form of Henri.The male name Harry was formed in a similar way from Henry.All these names are derived from Henrik, which is ultimately derived from the Germanic name Heimiric, derived from the word elements heim, or "home" and ric, meaning "power, ruler".
Harriet Nelson (formerly Hilliard; born Peggy Lou Snyder; July 18, 1909 – October 2, 1994) was an American actress. [1] Nelson is best known for her role on the sitcom The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet .
Harriet (band), an alternative Americana band from Los Angeles; Harriet, a 2019 biographical film about Harriet Tubman; Harriet (play), 1943 American play; Harriet the Spy, a 2021 animated TV series; Harriet (tortoise), a Galápagos tortoise who had an estimated life-span of 175 years; List of storms named Harriet
Harriet E. Wilson (March 15, 1825 – June 28, 1900) was an African-American novelist. She was the first African American to publish a novel in North America . Her novel Our Nig, or Sketches from the Life of a Free Black was published anonymously in 1859 in Boston , Massachusetts , and was not widely known.
Harriet Jacobs [a] (1813 or 1815 [b] – March 7, 1897) was an African-American abolitionist and writer whose autobiography, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, published in 1861 under the pseudonym Linda Brent, is now considered an "American classic".
Harriet Martineau (12 June 1802 – 27 June 1876) was an English social theorist. [3] She wrote from a sociological, holistic , religious and feminine angle, translated works by Auguste Comte , and, rare for a woman writer at the time, earned enough to support herself. [ 4 ]