Harriet's childhood home was a modest, yet lively one that had been renovated through the years to accommodate each child. So we fell to, and devoured the whole, and I recollect being somewhat disappointed at the odd, sweetish taste, and thinking that onions were not as nice as I had supposed." I remember rummaging these out of an obscure corner of the nursery, one day when she was gone out, and being strongly seized with the idea that they were good to eat, and using all the little English I then possessed to persuade my brothers that these were onions, such as grown people ate, and would be very nice for us. Her brother John, in New York, had just sent her a small parcel of fine tulips bulbs. "Mother was an enthusiastic horticulturist in all the small ways that her limited means allowed. Harriet was of a mischievous nature-which is evident in a particular story she recounts from her childhood. The Beecher brood internalized characteristics from both parents with each child enjoying a copious education and an unwavering commitment to religion-although Harriet would struggle intensely with her religious beliefs before finding rest later on in her life. Roxana, a firm believer in education, continued her own education throughout her adult life all the while raising her children. When at home, he encouraged his children to question everything and often led his family in debating issues of the day.
Her father, a leading Calvanist congregational minister, abolitionist, and founder of the American Bible Society, often expressed his abolitionist views through his Sunday sermons from the pulpit. She was the seventh of eight children (Lyman's subsequent marriage would bring her three more siblings).
Harriet Beecher Stowe was born in Litchfield, CT to Dr. It is reported that upon being introduced to Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1862, Abraham Lincoln fondly commented she was "the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war."Īlthough President Lincoln's comment was certainly made in jest, in truth, Stowe's novel was indeed instrumental in awakening the abolitionist cause, which was a major factor in turning a nation against itself for four arduous years.
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