Stowe, Harriet Elizabeth b. June 14, 1811 d. July 1, 1896 Writer, Social Reformer. The author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," an antislavery novel of such power that it is cited among the causes of the American Civil War, Harriet Beecher Stowe was also an advocate of women's rights, religious tolerance, and educational reform. She was the daughter of Lyman Beecher, a well-known religious leader, and the former Roxana Foote, a devout woman who died when Harriet was 4 years old. Although painfully shy and considered an "odd" child, she was intellectually...[Read More] (Bio by: Nikita Barlow) Phillips Academy Cemetery, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
b. June 14, 1811 d. July 1, 1896