Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe.By Harriet Beecher Stowe and Charles Edward Stowe: (Illustrated) in Bloomington, MN

Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe June 14, 1811 - July 1, 1896) was an American abolitionist and author. She came from a famous religious family and is best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852). It depicts the harsh life for African Americans under slavery. It reached millions as a novel and play, and became influential in the United States and Great Britain.