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Birth
Harriet Beecher Stowe was born at the Beecher home in Litchfield, Conneticut, to Reverand Lyman Beecher and Roxanna Foote Beecher. -
Education
Stowe enrolls in Hartford Female Seminary, which was founded by her older sister, Catherine. This school allows women to be on the same classical education course as men at that time. This education greatly impacted her writing abilities. -
Moves to Ohio
Stowe moves to Cincinnati, Ohio with her family. There, she joins a writing group called the Semi-Colon Club, where she begins to figure out her writing style. -
First Book is Published
Harriet Beecher Stowe's first book, Primary Geography For Children, is published in 1833. This book is unusual because it showed her sympathetic approach to Catholcism, which was weird for that time period. -
Becomes an Abolitionist
Following the proslavery Cincinati Riots of 1836, and information from her abolitionist father, Stowe realized that she was strongly against slavery, and became an abolitionist. -
Writes Two More Books
Stowe publishes two books in 1843; The Mayflower and The Coral Ring. The Mayflower was a collection of short stories, and were published in one book, and the Coral Ring was a short story that promoted anti-slavery beliefs, even before her most famous book about anti-slavery is published. -
The Fugitive Slave Act is Passed
The Fugitive Slave Act is passed on September 18, 1850. This act angers Stowe, which helps inspire her to write her next book, Uncle Tom's cabin. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin Installments Begin
Harriet Beecher Stowe originally wrote her most famous book, Uncle Tom's Cabin, in a series of installments that were published for the public to see in the National Era. She thought she would only write five of the installments, but in the end, she published forty of them. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin is Published
After all it's installments were written, Uncle Tom's Cabin was finally published in book form in 1852. -
Civil War Begins
On April 12, 1861, the Civil War in America begins. Stowe's book, Uncle Tom's Cabin, is said to have started this war. Abraham Lincoln was said to have greeted Stowe by saying, "So you're the little woman who wrote the great book that started this great war." -
The American Woman's Home
Harriet Beecher Stowe and her sister, Catherine Beecher, write the book, The American Woman's Home, which is one of Stowe's most well known pieces. This book explains the respect and recognition women should get for maintaining their homes. -
Death
Harriet Beecher Stowe died in Hartford, Conneticut at the age of 85.
