Harriet Beecher Stowe was born on June 14, 1811 in Litchfield, CT and died on July 1, 1896. Stowe's mainly known for her book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" which was published in 1852. Stowe was the seventh child with a very succesful older sister Catherine Beecher. Catherine created the Hartford Female Academy where Harriet actually studied at in 1823. Her father, Lyman Beecher, was a Calvinist preacher who spoke out about slavery and was a large part of the abolition movement. Roxanna Foot was Stowe's mother who encouraged the education of her children and educated her children herself. Sadly though, Roxanna died when Harriet was just four years old.
After Harriet Stowe was educated in her seminary school, she joined the Semi-Colon Club which was a salon and social club. At this club, Stowe met Calvin Ellis Stowe who she went on to marry on January 6, 1836. The newly weds had seven kids together, including twin daughters. Like Harriet, Calvin too was an ardent critic of slavery and worked with Harriet to help with the abolition movement. Together, the two supported the Underground Railroad which helped get laves in the South to the free North. The couple temporarily housed several slaves in their home even though they knew about the consequences and how risky it was.
Harriet Stowe was a very influential writer, not just in Uncle Tom's Cabin. As a very educated women, she wrote over twenty books and was very influential in her writings of political and social views. Her books were read throughout the world, not just America. They were especially popular in the United Kingdom.
Uncle Tom's Cabin was first published in June of 1851, when Harriet Stowe was forty years old, and later published in book form in 1852. There was an initial print of 5,000 copies but, in less than one year over 300,000 copies were sold world wide. The emotional portray of the book is what caught the nation's attention. This book added debate over the abolition of slavery and it aroused opposition in the South. This novel reached to millions across the world and basically depicted the lives of African-Americans under slavery. In 1862, after the outbreak of the Civil War, Stowe met with president Abraham Lincoln and it is said that Lincoln greeted Stowe by saying; "so you are the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war."
In the 1870's, Harriet's brother Henry Ward Beecher became part of a national scandal after being accused of adultery. Harriet was unable to bear the public attacks put on her from her brother's actions and was forced to flee CT and live in Florida for several years with Calvin Stowe. She did stay loyal to her brother, though, and always believed that he was innocent. Even though she was living in Florida, she did her best to stay close with her family. At age 85, in 1896, Harriet Beecher Stowe died in Hartford, CT, where she helped co-found the University of Hartford. She is buried in the historic cemetery Phillips Academy in Andover, MA.
Women in History- Harriet Beecher Stowe. Lakewood Public Library. http://lkwdpl.org/wihohio/stow-har.htm
Jalic inc. Harriet Beecher Stowe. http://www.online-literature.com/stowe/.
Ockerbloom, Mary. Harriet Beecher Stowe. http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/stowe/StoweHB.html
After Harriet Stowe was educated in her seminary school, she joined the Semi-Colon Club which was a salon and social club. At this club, Stowe met Calvin Ellis Stowe who she went on to marry on January 6, 1836. The newly weds had seven kids together, including twin daughters. Like Harriet, Calvin too was an ardent critic of slavery and worked with Harriet to help with the abolition movement. Together, the two supported the Underground Railroad which helped get laves in the South to the free North. The couple temporarily housed several slaves in their home even though they knew about the consequences and how risky it was.
Harriet Stowe was a very influential writer, not just in Uncle Tom's Cabin. As a very educated women, she wrote over twenty books and was very influential in her writings of political and social views. Her books were read throughout the world, not just America. They were especially popular in the United Kingdom.
Uncle Tom's Cabin was first published in June of 1851, when Harriet Stowe was forty years old, and later published in book form in 1852. There was an initial print of 5,000 copies but, in less than one year over 300,000 copies were sold world wide. The emotional portray of the book is what caught the nation's attention. This book added debate over the abolition of slavery and it aroused opposition in the South. This novel reached to millions across the world and basically depicted the lives of African-Americans under slavery. In 1862, after the outbreak of the Civil War, Stowe met with president Abraham Lincoln and it is said that Lincoln greeted Stowe by saying; "so you are the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war."
In the 1870's, Harriet's brother Henry Ward Beecher became part of a national scandal after being accused of adultery. Harriet was unable to bear the public attacks put on her from her brother's actions and was forced to flee CT and live in Florida for several years with Calvin Stowe. She did stay loyal to her brother, though, and always believed that he was innocent. Even though she was living in Florida, she did her best to stay close with her family. At age 85, in 1896, Harriet Beecher Stowe died in Hartford, CT, where she helped co-found the University of Hartford. She is buried in the historic cemetery Phillips Academy in Andover, MA.
Women in History- Harriet Beecher Stowe. Lakewood Public Library. http://lkwdpl.org/wihohio/stow-har.htm
Jalic inc. Harriet Beecher Stowe. http://www.online-literature.com/stowe/.
Ockerbloom, Mary. Harriet Beecher Stowe. http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/stowe/StoweHB.html
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