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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Description: Picture of Harriet Beecher Stowe, who was an American author and abolitionist in the years before the American Civil War. Born on June 14, 1811, in Litchfield, Connecticut, Stowe became an abolitionist during the 1830s. She is best know for her novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin." The work of fiction sought to humanize slavery and educate readers about the brutalities of the institution. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL06016
Subjects: Ohio History--Slavery, Anti-Slavery and Civil Rights; Women abolitionists - Ohio
Places: Harriet Beecher Stowe