The Resume

(1797-November 26, 1883)
Birth name was Isabella Baumfree
Leading thinker in the Underground Railroad movement

Why she might be annoying:

She was tall and muscular, and had a deep, manly voice.
She never learned to read.
She claimed God spoke to her.
Some feminists objected to her because she was black, and some abolitionists objected to her because she was a woman.

Why she might not be annoying:

She was born into slavery, and lived a life full of sorrow, brutality and exhausting work.
She was kept as a slave for 10 years after New York banned the institution, because the state didn't enforce the ban.
She eventually escaped from her master's farm.
She inspired and helped hundreds of slaves escape to a (somewhat) happier life.
She was a phenomenal speaker.
She spoke Dutch as well as English.
She was the first African-American woman to win a lawsuit in the U.S.
She was ahead of her time on civil rights for minorities and women.

Credit: Wieland Kalligaro

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• About.com Top 100 Women of History [2009] (Ranked: 51)
• Black Heavyweights
• Black Heritage Commemorative Stamp Series (Ranked: 1986)
• Civil Rights Activists
• Ebony Magazine's 10 Most Unforgettable Black Women [1990]
• Featured in Young Jeezy’s ‘My President (Is Black)’ Video
• God Spoke to Me
• Google Modified Its Logo For My Birthday (Google Doodles)
• I am on a U.S. Postage Stamp [R-T]
• I was a Slave
• I Write Bildungsroman
• Man's World
• National Women's Hall of Fame (Ranked: 1981)
• Pissed off Chicks
• Profiles 11501-11750 (Ranked: 11620)
• Smithsonian’s 100 Most Significant Americans of All Time [2015] (Ranked: 4)
• Sploshers [Overweight Women]
• Wieland Kalligaro's Profiles [Series 2]
• Women With Deep Voices

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 124 Votes: 46.77% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 151 Votes: 54.97% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 283 Votes: 48.06% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 53 Votes: 45.28% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 271 Votes: 50.18% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 371 Votes: 49.60% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 306 Votes: 56.21% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 216 Votes: 51.39% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 35 Votes: 45.71% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 153 Votes: 54.90% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 29 Votes: 41.38% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 133 Votes: 55.64% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 105 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 57 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 206 Votes: 44.66% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 195 Votes: 43.08% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 685 Votes: 42.04% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 655 Votes: 45.95% Annoying