# Mrs. Hobbs — Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl character guide

> Mrs. Hobbs in Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Linda Brent.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0037-xxxiv-the-old-enemy-again

## Who they are

A woman who briefly employs Linda in the North.

## In the story

### [A Home Found](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/incidents_in_the_life_of_a_slave_girl_se/chapters/xxxiii-a-home-found)

Mrs. Hobbs refuses to let Ellen go to New York for eye treatment and makes Linda pay for Ellen's clothing, raising Linda's fears about Ellen's safety.

### [The Hairbreadth Escape](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/incidents_in_the_life_of_a_slave_girl_se/chapters/xxxvi-the-hairbreadth-escape)

Ellen's caretaker; feels guilty about her brother's treachery and allows Ellen to leave with Linda.

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