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Harriet Beecher Stowe哈丽特•比彻•斯托
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Harriet Beecher Stowe 哈丽特•比彻•斯托
It is said that President
Lincoln met Stowe during the
Civil War and said to her,
"So you are the little woman
who wrote the book that
made this big war."
And she has been
an audience of Queen
Victoria and Prince Albert.
Harriet Beecher Stowe哈丽特•比彻•斯托
Life
Influence & Work
Uncle Tom's Cabin
career
Harriet Beecher Stowe哈丽特•比彻•斯托
Born: 14 June 1811
Birthplace: Litchfield, Connecticut
Died: 1 July 1896
Best Known As: Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Occupation: Writer, Teacher, Reformer
Harriet Beecher Stowe
When she was eleven years old, she entered Hartford Female Seminary, At that time, Hartford Female Seminary was one of only a handful of schools that took the education of girls seriously.
in Hartford she came into contact with slaves and learned about life in the South.
later settled in Maine with her husband.
The early years of their marriage were marked by poverty. Over the next 14 years Stowe had 7 children.
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career
In 1834 Stowe began her literary career when she won a prize contest of the Western Monthly Magazine.
soon she was a regular contributor of stories and essays.
In 1843, her first book The Mayflower, appeared.
Stowe’s writing career spanned 51years. She published 30 books.
She did this while she was busy raising seven children .
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