Why is Harriet Beecher Stowe famous?

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Answer 1

By writing a very readable easy to comprehend book called 'Uncle Tom's Cabin,' a book that 'exposed' the evils of slavery (and sly hinted at the evil of racial interbreeding) - - - in her own right, Harriet was the daughter of a famed Churchman and thus able to reach into America's elite classes.

Peace.

It ought to be pointed out that Harriet's book was an excellent example of 'how to write a great book.' It had tragic lovers, an inoccent child, a wise old man, and one heck of a chase over ice floes - - - it was a book that spawn stage plays and movies well into the 20th Century ...

Answer 2

She is the sister of a famous preacher, Henry Ward Beecher, and she wrote, "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Lincoln is supposed to have said to her on meeting, "So you're the little lady who started the war."
"Uncle Tom's Cabin" was the first American novel to show that slaves were not happy with their situation and the lengths to which they would go for freedom.

Answer 3

She wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin. A tiny woman, when she met Abe Lincoln, he reached out to shake her hand and said "So you're the little woman who started this great big war." Pax - C

Answer 4

She is the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Answer 5

She was an abolitionist and author who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Answer 6

that name sounds familiar... try wikipedia