Harriet Beecher Stowe was an American abolitionist and author born in 1811 in Connecticut. She is best known for her novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin", published in 1852, which depicted the harsh reality of slavery and increased public opposition to it in the United States. The novel was a bestseller and had a profound effect on attitudes toward African Americans and slavery prior to the American Civil War. Stowe used her writing to advocate for abolition, women's rights, religious tolerance, and educational reform. She experienced personal tragedy when 3 of her adult children died, including her son Frederick who disappeared without a trace in 1870.

6. Harriet Beecher Stowe

7. Harriet Elizabeth Beecher
June 14, 1811
Born Litchfield, Connecticut,
United States
July 1, 1896(1896-07-01) (aged 85)
Died Hartford, Connecticut, United
States
Pen Christopher Crowfield
name

8. Harriet Elizabeth Beecher
Spouse(s) Calvin Ellis Stowe
Eliza Taylor, Harriet Beecher,
Children Henry Ellis, Frederick William,
Georgiana May, Samuel
Charles, and Charles Edward.

9. Harriet Elizabeth Beecher
He was an American abolitionist (a movement
to end slavery) and author.
Writer, Social Reformer. The
author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," an
antislavery novel of such power that it is
cited among the causes of the American
Civil War, Harriet Beecher Stowe was also
an advocate of women's rights, religious
tolerance, and educational reform.

10. Harriet Elizabeth Beecher
Personal tragedy also stalked
her family, claiming the lives
of 3 of her adult children,
among them her son
Frederick, an alcoholic war
veteran, who disappeared
without a trace in 1870.

11. PLOT is divided in the next chapters:
• Eliza escapes with her son - Tom sold
"down the river“.
• Eliza's family hunted - Tom's life with
St. Clare.
• Tom sold to Simon Legree
• Final section
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13. Literary Elements….
Setting
Characters
Plot
Climax
Theme
Resolution
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