Biographies are a great way to learn, learn not only about a particular person but a period of time in history. For some reason I checked out Harriet Beecher Stowe from our library. You probably haven't seen her on television or in the newspaper because she was born in 1811. She had many brothers who were ministers and family conversations revolved around political and social issues. Owning slaves and the laws concerning the people in the northern states who help free slaves was a passionate topic. Stowe was a writer and she wanted to do something to change things. so she wrote. Her most famous book was Uncle Tom's Cabin, which educated people about the realities of slavery. We have other books in our American Women of Achievement series, be sure to take a look in the biography section for your next book!
Harriet Beecher Stowe: Author and Abolitionist
Biographies are a great way to learn, learn not only about a particular person but a period of time in history. For some reason I checked out Harriet Beecher Stowe from our library. You probably haven't seen her on television or in the newspaper because she was born in 1811. She had many brothers who were ministers and family conversations revolved around political and social issues. Owning slaves and the laws concerning the people in the northern states who help free slaves was a passionate topic. Stowe was a writer and she wanted to do something to change things. so she wrote. Her most famous book was Uncle Tom's Cabin, which educated people about the realities of slavery. We have other books in our American Women of Achievement series, be sure to take a look in the biography section for your next book!
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