Harriet Beecher Stowe Novelist

Gender: Female
Citizenship: United States
Born: Jun 14, 1811
Died: Jul 1, 1896

Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe was an American abolitionist and author. Her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin was a depiction of life for African Americans under slavery; it reached millions as a novel and play, and became influential in the United States and United Kingdom. It energized anti-slavery forces in the American North, while provoking widespread anger in the South. She wrote more than 20 books, including novels, three travel memoirs, and collections of articles and letters. She was influential for both her writings and her public stands on social issues of the day.

Human nature is above all things lazy. nature

A woman's health is her capital. health

I would not attack the faith of a heathen without being sure I had a better one to put in its place. faith

Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn. time

Any mind that is capable of real sorrow is capable of good. sympathy

The past, the present and the future are really one: they are today. future

So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls, why doesn't somebody wake up to the beauty of old women. beauty & women