Harriet Beecher Stowe was an author and a teacher in the pre-civil war era. She was known for writing many books but is most recognized for her anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The book changed how American’s viewed slavery, but also jumpstarted Stowe’s writing career. After Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published she kept writing and within 51 years she had 30 books published. Harriet Beecher Stowe was born on June 14, 1811, in Litchfield Connecticut. Harriet’s Father, Lyman Beecher, was a famous Presbyterian minister. She was one of thirteen, and her sister, Catharine, who was a teacher and author, helped shape her social views. Later in her life she and her family moved to Cincinnati, Ohio in 1832. Her Father became director of Lane Theological