Harriet Beecher Stowe
Title
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Subject
Literature
Description
Author whose book "Uncle Tom's Cabin" played an influential role in awakening Americans to the horrors of slavery
Creator
Amy French
Source
Source: Wiki Commons
Birth Date
1811
Birthplace
Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death Date
1896
Occupation
Author
Biographical Text
Harriet Beecher Stowe was an author and noted abolitionist. One of her most influential works, Uncle Tom's Cabin, greatly increased knowledge of the horrors of slavery. The book went on to be the most popular novel of the 19th century. In all, she wrote over 20 books. After the end of slavery in the United States, Stowe campaigned for married women's rights arguing that married women should have ownership of their property (women's property became that of their husbands) and be able to engage in contracts. She noted the inherent unfairness that under the law a married woman had no legal existence.
Bibliography
Works by Stowe, Project Gutenberg: http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/s#a115
Harriet Beecher Stowe Society: http://www.stowesociety.org/
Hedrick, Joan. Harriet Beecher Stowe: a Life. (Oxford University Press, 1994).
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