Harriet Beecher Stowe, American author and activist (born 1811)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

American abolitionist and author (1811-1896)

Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe was an American author and abolitionist. She came from the religious Beecher family and wrote the popular novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), which depicts the harsh conditions experienced by enslaved African Americans. The book reached an audience of…