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Harriet Beecher Stowe and Uncle Tom?s Cabin


Harriet Beecher Stowe was born on June 14, 1811. Her father was Lyman Beecher, pastor of the Congregational Church in Harriet?s hometown of Litchfield, Connecticut. Harriet?s brother was Henry Ward Beecher who became pastor of Brooklyn?s Plymouth Church. The religious background of Harriet?s family and of New England taught Harriet several traits typical of a New Englander: theological insight, piety, and a desire to improve humanity (Columbia Electronic Library; ?Biography of Harriet Beecher Stowe?).

Harriet studied and assisted as a teacher at the Western Female Institute, a school in Hartford, Connecticut, that her sister Catherine had founded. Harriet moved with her father to Cincinnati, Ohio, as a result of her father?s religious appointment. Harriet?s career as a teacher ended when she married widower Calvin Stowe. Across the river from Cincinnati was Kentucky, where Calvin Stowe?s home was located. Kentucky was a slave state, and Harriet was able to experience firsthand the horrors of slavery. Also, Harriet?s new hom... [to view the full essay now, purchase below]

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