Harriet Beecher Stoowe's Life

There are many authors and writers that have accomplished many obstacles and had/have had a successful life. Harriet Beecher Stowe became one of the most famous writers, reformers, and abolitionist of the 1800’s in large part due to her best selling fictional book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin,(Abbott Philip). Harriet Beecher Stowe lived much of her life near slaves and did not believe in the institution of slavery, inspiring her to become a voice for anti-slavery both in her writings and personal values and beliefs.
Harriet Beecher Stowe, was born the 7th child to Lyman and Roxana Beecher on June 14, 1811 in Litchfield, Connecticut. She was one of thirteen children; her two sister, Esabella and Catherine were from Lymans first marriage. Harriet had
From that point on in her life, harriet became very attached to her older sister, Catherine. Reverend Lyman remarried and Harriet never created much of a bond with his second wife. After attending Litchfield Academy, she was sent to Hartford Female Seminary, which was founded by her sister catherine. Catherine, who became respected for her teaching methods, was like a mother to Harriet and became one of her greatest influencers and mentors throughout her life and writing career. Two other important relatives in Harriet 's life were her Uncle Samuel and Aunt Harriet Foote(Phillip). Not only did they influence her culturally, they also encouraged her to write as they had witnessed her gift for writing early on (Phillip). In 1832, Harriet 's father was invited to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was to become the president of Lane Theological seminary. Harriet, along with her sister Catherine, made the move to Cincinnati with him. Harriet was influenced to make this move with her father by her sister, Catherine and their Uncle Samuel and Aunt Harriet Foote. They knew that if she followed her father and sister, she would continue to be inspired to pursue her writing talent(John Clendenning). Shortly after their
She also wrote several shorter works, some of which were published in the Atlantic Monthly and Christian Union. Most of those writings were focused on the New England community way of life. Several of her older novels, such as Old Town Folks (1869) and Poganuc People (1878), was partly based on her husband 's childhood reminiscences. Stowe 's best-known work, Uncle Tom 's Cabin, was first published in the anti-slavery newspaper The National Era, from June 1851 to April 1852. The National Era compelled the American public, to, for the first time, realize that slavery was not just a national problem, but slavery were also people with aspirations and hopes just like their own(Stowe). The fictional novel was finally published in book format in 1852, outsold all other books of the century, and received quite a bit of positive Northern reaction. By 1857, Uncle Tom 's Cabin had sold over half a million copies in the Unites States and was translated into 37 languages.In 1869, Harriet sent a copy of her sixth novel, Oldtown Folks, to a much younger, less famous writer, Elliot George. She did so out of respect for George, as a writer, and to receive perspective from a realist. Harriet continued throughout the rest of her days to correspond with Elliot professionally and personally. In the early 1870 's, Harriet became part of a sensational post Civil War scandal.