Lady Byron Vindicated

Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896) was an American abolitionist and author, celebrated for her novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' (1852), which is often credited with helping to fuel the abolitionist cause and precipitate the American Civil War. Stowe was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, and was the seventh of thirteen children. She received a traditional academic education at the Hartford Female Seminary, ...