Biography
Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896) was an American author and abolitionist. She came from the Beecher family, a famous religious family, and became best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), which depicts the harsh conditions experienced by enslaved African Americans. The book reached an audience of millions as a novel and play, and became influential in the United States and in Great Britain, energizing anti-slavery forces in the American North, while provoking widespread anger in the South. Stowe wrote 30 books, including novels, three travel memoirs, and collections of articles and letters. She was influential both for her writings and for her public stances and debates on social issues of the day.
Filmography
all 16
Movies 16
Writer 13
Slaves (1969)
Have You Got Any Castles? (1938)
Topsy and Eva (1927)
My Wife and I (1925)
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Known For
Writing
Gender
Female
Birthday
1811-06-14
Deathday
1896-07-01 (85 years old)
Birth Name
Elizabeth Harriet Beecher
Birth Place
Litchfield, United States
Religion
Protestantism
Height
Relationships
Calvin Ellis Stowe (1836 - 1886)
Children
Charles Edward Stowe
Father
Lyman Beecher
Mother
Roxana Foote Beecher
Siblings
Thomas K. Beecher, Isabella Beecher Hooker, Catharine Beecher, Henry Ward Beecher, Charles Beecher, Edward Beecher
Citizenships
United States
Also Known As
Harriet Elisabeth Beecher, Christopher Crowfield, Гарриет Бичер Стоу, Harriet Beecher-Stowe, Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe, Га́рриет Би́чер-Сто́у
Awards
Ohio Women's Hall of Fame, Distinguished Americans series, Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame, National Women's Hall of Fame
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