Harriet Beecher Stowe | |
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Born | Harriet Elisabeth Beecher June 14, 1811 Litchfield, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | July 1, 1896 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 85)
Pen name | Christopher Crowfield |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Historical fiction |
Notable works | Uncle Tom's Cabin |
Harriet Beecher Stowe (June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an American abolitionist and writer. Her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) showed the lives of African-Americans slaves. It was very popular as a novel and a play, and had a great influence in the United States and Britain, helping people who did not like slavery and making many people disagree with slavery.