Harriet Beecher Stowe (Person)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
1811 AD - 1896 AD
American abolitionist and author best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin
She came from the famous Beecher family, originating in New England: They were a political family active in issues of religion, civil rights, and social reform. Notable members of the family include clergy (Congregationalists), educators, authors and artists.
Many of the family were Yale-educated and advocated for abolitionism, temperance, and women's rights. Some of the family provided material or ideological support to the Union in the American Civil War. The family is of English descent.
Locations named after persons of this family include: Beecher, Illinois, named after Henry Ward Beecher and Beecher Island, named after Lt. Fredrick H. Beecher.
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The Beecher family Standing from left to right, Thomas, William, Edward, Charles, Henry Ward, and seated from left to right, Isabella, Catherine, Lyman, Mary, and Harriet.
