AUTHOR BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1811


Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe was born in Litchfield, CT.
(June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896)


Abolitionist author Harriet Beecher Stowe’s literary classic, Uncle
Tom’s Cabin
, encouraged anti-slavery efforts in the Northern
states. Her other numerous literary works include novels, letters,
articles, and travel memoirs. She received a first-class education
at a school run by her sister and later supported the Underground
Railroad and housed several fugitive slaves.

 

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