Welcome to the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center
The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center uses Stowe’s life and work to inspire YOU to change your world.
Stowe wrote the anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, in 1852. The world was never the same. Abolition became possible. Emancipation became law. But today, in the 21st century, inequity is everywhere. What would Stowe do? What will YOU do?
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Discover Nook Farm Weekend
Tour the homes of Hartford's two most famous literary figures (and next door neighbors) with one ticket the weekend of January 28 and 29. Park once and see both the Stowe House and the Twain House.
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Slavery in Connecticut 2012
Come to the first Salon at Stowe - Hartford Police Officer Deborah Scates and DCF's Polly Marston will present the face of human trafficking in 2012. February 9 - 5 - 7 PM at the Stowe Center.
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There is more done with pens than with swords...Student Stowe Prize in 2012
Do you know a high school or college student who writes for social justice and positive change and whose writing is making a difference? Nomination deadline is February 27, 2012
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Spirits at Stowe : An Otherworldly Tour
Come explore Stowe's home in the dark! Friday January 27 at 6:30 PM.
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National Endowment for the Humanities awards Stowe Center funding for Collections Preservation Project
Congressman John B. Larson notified the Stowe Center that the National Endowment for the Humanities will award the Stowe Center $335,000 to support the second phase of the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center Collections Preservations Project!
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Kristof and WuDunn on Harriet Beecher Stowe
Stowe Prize winners Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn speak about Harriet Beecher Stowe's seminal role in writing for social change.
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Read "Uncle Tom's Cabin" Weekly Installments
Check out the re-release of the original "National Era" text of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" chapter by chapter, week by week. View the original, read a transcript and commentary and "This Week in History". Subscribe today and post your comments.
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Salons at Stowe
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Planning for 2012 Salons
We are looking for suggestions on topics and featured guests for the 2012 Salon series, scheduled to begin February 9. What issues do you want to talk about? Post your ideas here today! ...
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Why is Infant Mortality Still a U.S. Problem?
The United States infant mortality rate ranks with developing nations. Our October 13th Salon posed the questions: How can health care and social support improve the infant mortality rate in the U...
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Monday, November 7, 2011
Corporations Working for Social Good
What responsibility do corporations have for the social good? What are they doing and how is it effecting you? Join the conversation Thursday, November 10 from 5pm-7pm at the Stowe Center! Featured ...
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