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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Writing the antislavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin · Dred
- Born
- 14 June 1811
- Birthplace
- Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
- Died
- 1 July 1896
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe was an American author whose fiction brought the violence of slavery into domestic reading rooms. She continued writing novels, essays and household advice across a long literary career.
Early life
Reform-minded family
Grew up among educators and ministers in the Beecher family.
Teaching
Studied and taught at her sister Catharine’s school.
Career
- 1830s–1840s
Early writing
Taught in Cincinnati and published sketches and stories.
- 1851–1852
National readership
Serialised Uncle Tom’s Cabin before its publication as a book.
- Later decades
Professional author
Published fiction and nonfiction and spoke against slavery.
Selected work
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Depicts slavery’s violence and the separation of families.
Dred
A second antislavery novel.
The American Woman’s Home
Co-authored domestic guidance with Catharine Beecher.
Beyond work
Family loss
The death of her young son deepened her response to enslaved families’ separation.
A complicated legacy
Her antislavery fiction also repeated racial stereotypes now widely criticised.
Sources & photo credit
Biography ↗Life and work ↗Photo: not specified. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
