Harriet Beacher Stowe
"she stopped slavery taking them by "The road of freedom"."
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Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe (June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an American abolitionist and author. Her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin was a depiction of life for African Americans under slavery.The Beecher family was at the forefront of numerous reform movements of the 19th century.
what was was Harriet Beecher Stowe trying to change?
What methods did she use to archieve her goal?
What impact did she have on her reform movement?
Her goal
Her goal was to improve life for slaves as they had no rights but she would do this in a peaceful way
When President Abraham Lincoln met Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1862, he exclaimed "So you are the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war!"
She wrote an incredible anti savery novel, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" or "Life Among the Lowly" It was published in 1852, the novel "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War" making people realize how the slaves were taken away from their homes, lives and families.
When President Abraham Lincoln met Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1862, he exclaimed "So you are the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war!"