Harriet Beecher Stowe (c. 1870)
You probably know Harriet Beecher Stowe as the person who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin. She was an abolitionist and Christian, who believed that slavery was sinful. Her work was a success, and she toured the country to promote the book and abolition. While slavery was coming to an end, women’s rights had been a different matter altogether. “…it was considered unbecoming for women of Stowe’s era to speak publicly to large audiences of men. So, despite her fame, she seldom spoke about the book in public, even at events held in her honor. Instead, [her husband] Calvin or one of her brothers spoke for her,” said History. The photo shows her with her brother Henry Ward Beecher in 1870.
Harriet Beecher Stowe (c. 1870)
Harriet Tubman (c. 1868)
Did you know that Harriet Tubman was born Araminta Ross? Her life story is simply incredible. She escaped slavery, became a nurse, worked as a Union spy, advocated for women’s suffrage, and served as the “conductor” of the Underground Railroad. You are looking at a photo of her taken by Benjamin F. Powelson in Auburn, New York in 186, if not 1869. The original copy of this photo was once owned by a philanthropist by the name of Emily Howland.
Harriet Tubman (c. 1868)
