Switch to Desktop Site  Harriet Beecher Stowe: 10 memorable
quotes on her birthday  American abolitionist writer Harriett
Beecher Stowe was born on June 14, 1811 to Lyman Beecher, a
Congregationalist minister. A highly influential figure in the
antislavery movement, Harriet is best known for her best selling
novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" (1850), a novel that captivated
readers across the country with its vivid and emotional picture
of the cruel realities of slavery as she had witnessed it. She
also wrote over 20 books in her lifetime including memoir,
articles, and letters. Her impact on the country was so enormous
that upon meeting Stowe, President Lincoln is alleged to have
said, “You’re the little lady who started this great war.”
Today, the house in Brunswick, Maine in which Stowe wrote "Uncle
Tom's Cabin" is a national landmark.  By Elizabeth Drake  About
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