Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe, born on June 14, 1811, was the daughter or Lyman Beecher, an abolitionist and preacher from Boston. Harriet grew up under the strong influence of abolitionism and in 1832, when she was four, her family moved to Cincinnati, a strong base for the abolitionist movement. Her father became the first president of Lane Theological Seminary where Harriet learned about slavery and the Underground Railroad which motivated her to write Uncle Tom's Cabin.
In 1836, Harriet married Calvin Ellis Stowe and they had seven children of which four died in Harriet's lifetime. Her first children were Hattie and Eliza, followed by Fredrick William. Her next son, Samuel Charles was born, but died the following year from chlorea. His death was a major factor that attributed to the book in which she emphasized the loss of a child. Parts of the book in which she puts a lot of emphasis on is when Eva dies, she expresses the sorrow, the pain, and the loneliness of losing a loved one. The death of her son also plays a major role in Eliza, a character from Uncle Tom's Cabin, who protects her son when he is sold and runaways with him.
In her lifetime, Stowe wrote many novels, and created a worldwide influence with her book, Uncle Tom's Cabin. The last twenty-three years of her life, Stowe lived in Hartfort, Connecticut where she died at the age of eighty-five. Her house is open today for tourists where they may learn of her life and her works.
Works
-The Mayflower; or, Sketches of Scenes and Characters Among the Descendants of the Pilgrims (1834)
-Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852)
-A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin (1853)
-Dred, A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp (1856)
-The Minister's Wooing (1859)
-The Pearl of Orr's Island (1862)
-As "Christopher Crowfield"
-House and Home Papers (1865)
-Little Foxes (1866)
-The Chimney Corner (1868)
-Men of Our Times (1868)
-Old Town Folks (1869)
-Little Pussy Willow (1870)
-Lady Byron Vindicated (1870)
-My Wife and I (1871)
-Pink and White Tyranny (1871)
-Palmetto-Leaves (1873)
-We and Our Neighbors (1875)
-Poganuc People (1878)
External Links
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
The Literature Network: Harriet Beecher Stowe
Stowe House
Wikipedia - Harriet Beecher Stowe
In 1836, Harriet married Calvin Ellis Stowe and they had seven children of which four died in Harriet's lifetime. Her first children were Hattie and Eliza, followed by Fredrick William. Her next son, Samuel Charles was born, but died the following year from chlorea. His death was a major factor that attributed to the book in which she emphasized the loss of a child. Parts of the book in which she puts a lot of emphasis on is when Eva dies, she expresses the sorrow, the pain, and the loneliness of losing a loved one. The death of her son also plays a major role in Eliza, a character from Uncle Tom's Cabin, who protects her son when he is sold and runaways with him.
In her lifetime, Stowe wrote many novels, and created a worldwide influence with her book, Uncle Tom's Cabin. The last twenty-three years of her life, Stowe lived in Hartfort, Connecticut where she died at the age of eighty-five. Her house is open today for tourists where they may learn of her life and her works.
Works
-The Mayflower; or, Sketches of Scenes and Characters Among the Descendants of the Pilgrims (1834)
-Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852)
-A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin (1853)
-Dred, A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp (1856)
-The Minister's Wooing (1859)
-The Pearl of Orr's Island (1862)
-As "Christopher Crowfield"
-House and Home Papers (1865)
-Little Foxes (1866)
-The Chimney Corner (1868)
-Men of Our Times (1868)
-Old Town Folks (1869)
-Little Pussy Willow (1870)
-Lady Byron Vindicated (1870)
-My Wife and I (1871)
-Pink and White Tyranny (1871)
-Palmetto-Leaves (1873)
-We and Our Neighbors (1875)
-Poganuc People (1878)
External Links
Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
The Literature Network: Harriet Beecher Stowe
Stowe House
Wikipedia - Harriet Beecher Stowe
