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Harriet Beecher Stowe

Born in 1811, Harriet Beecher Stowe was an American abolitionist and author of the highly influential book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The book catalyzed anti-slavery movements in the North, igniting some of the sparks that would lead to the American Civil War.

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When did Abraham Lincoln meet Harriet Beecher Stowe?

Abraham Lincoln knew about Harriet Beecher Stowe because of her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin. In 1862, the then US President Lincoln met her by inviting her to visit at the Executive Mansion. It was not called the White House until President Teddy Roosevelt changed the name to White House.

What are character traits of Harriet Beecher Stowe?

Harriet was a brave woman that inspired people with her books to fight in the current war.

What did Abraham Lincoln say when he met Harriet Beecher Stowe?

He said that atlast he saw the little girl who brought the whole nation into war (Civil War) with her book Uncle Tom's Cabin. But some say that it just a rumor, but her book did create some problem as she mentioned about the slavery very clearly with which everybody in the nation became very furious.

What is Harriet Beecher Stowe major accomplishment?

Writing the book Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852, which made people realize that slavery was wrong and she helped start the Civil War,

What made Harriet Beecher Stowe a leading figure the antislavery?

She wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, a best-selling novel that convinced readers of the evils of slavery.

What did Harriet Beecher Stowe do the increased tensions between the north and the south?

Her abolitionist novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, exposed the institution of slavery in a light that was sympathetic to the slaves depicted.

Did Harriet Beecher Stowe have any enemies?

yes, many people hated her and started sending her hate mails and even got a mail with an ear.

What novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe fueled the flames of the antislavery movement?

"Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe fueled the flames of the antislavery movement in the United States. Published in 1852, the novel exposed the cruelty of slavery and had a significant impact on public opinion, contributing to the growing abolitionist sentiment in the country.

What incident on the Chesapeake Bay inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe write was the inspiration for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin?

The incident that inspired Harriet Beecher Stowe to write Uncle Tom's Cabin was the case of the slave woman Margaret Garner. Garner escaped slavery in 1856 and killed one of her children to prevent them from being returned to bondage. Stowe was deeply moved by this tragic event and it helped shape the themes of her novel.

Who was Harriet Beecher Stowes book about?

She wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852 depicting the life of Afro-Americans under slavery.

Who was Harriet Tubman who was Harriet Beecher Stowe who is Sandy Bonin?

i don't know who Sandy Borin is, but i DO know about the other 2! Harriet Ross Tubman(named Araminta at birth)was a slave born in 1822 on a Maryland plantation in Dorchester County. She was called Minty for short and was the child of Harriet Green and Benjamin Ross, being the 5th born of their 9 children. During her childhood, she was constantly abused by slave owners with whippings like any other slave; and harrased by greuling hard work in the fields. One time she was even accidently pounded in the head with an iron weight that gave her medical conditions the rest of her life; that caused awful headaches, siezures, and sleeping spells, just because a mad, abusive overseer threw a rock that was meant to hit the head of a runaway slave who dodged it. And that's why it got her instead. One day while working out in the fields, harriet watched as a slave from the plantation next door made a run for it

Who were Harriet Beecher Stowe's children?

there were actually 7 Eliza and Harriet (twins), Henry, Fredrick, Georgina, Samuel, and Charles.