Harriet Beecher Stowe, born on June 14, 1811, in Litchfield, Connecticut, was an American author and abolitionist. She came from a prominent religious family; her father, Lyman Beecher, was a well-known Calvinist preacher, and her siblings were influential in various social reform movements. Stowe's fervent beliefs about slavery were shaped by her religious upbringing and... Continue Reading →