Harriet Beecher Stowe

Overview

Harriet Beecher Stowe born Litchfield, CT June 14, 1812 (d. 1896). Most powerful abolitionist writer, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1852.

Quotations

"Women are the real architects of society." (The Chimney-Corner, p. 214, 1868; 1853 portrait by Francis Holl)