Harriet Beecher Stowe

  • Birth

    Birth

    Harriet Beecher Stowe was born on June 14, 1811 in Litchfield Connecticut.
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    Her life

    Harriet's life
  • School

    School

    In 1824, Harriet attends the Hartford Female Seminary,which is run my her older sister, Catharine. After she graduates, she will also teacher here.
  • Moving

    Moving

    Harriet and her family move to Cincinnati.
  • Marriage

    Marriage

    Harriet marries Calvin Stowe
  • Twins

    Twins

    Beecher Stowe had twins as her first two children, Hattie and Eliza,
  • Samuel

    Samuel

    Samuel Charley Stowe was their sixth child, but unfortunately he died at the age of eighteen months.
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Uncle Tom's Cabin

    She wrote this book about how slaves where treated wrong in the south.
  • Dred:  A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp

    Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp

    This was the second most popular book she published in her lifetime.
  • The Minister's wooing

    The Minister's wooing

    She published this book, which also highlighted the issue of slavery.
  • Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln

    She had a "very funny" interview with the President. He said that she was the little lady who caused a big war.
  • Last move

    Last move

    The Stowe family finally moves to Hartford, Connecticut.
  • Death

    Harriet Beecher Stowe dies at the age of 85. She dies in her sleep in Hartford, Connecticut.