Harriet Beecher Stowe

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896) was an abolitionist, writer, and teacher at Hartford Female Seminary. Stowe escaped the restrictions on women of the nineteenth century through her novel writing and antislavery activism. Stowe is best known for her depiction of African American life before the Civil War in Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which was extremely influential in both the United States and Britain.