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?Abraham Lincoln?: So youre the little lady who started?this great war! Harriet Beecher Stowe Biography works antislavery activities in Cincinnati Fugitive Slave Law energized her creatively The National Era ~ Uncle Toms Cabin.1852 a lawsuit by a Philadelphia clergyman whose defense of slavery she had quoted in the book. The suit was never brought, but the uproar it caused in the press prompted Harriet, helped by family and friends, to collect damning evidence from court records, newspaper accounts, and other sources to support her published allegations about slavery. A Key to Uncle Toms Cabin.1853 * Harriet Beecher Stowe Cathy’ presentation（American literature） Do you know some famous female writers? Who are they? Harriet Beecher Stowe June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896? Litchfield, Connecticut康奈迪克州（东北部） American Abolitionist?and?author. Sunny Memories of Foreign Lands (1854); Household Papers and Stories (1865–67, 1896); Little Foxes (1866); Palmetto Leaves (1873); Women in Sacred History (1874); Footsteps of the Master (1877)； Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp ；《德雷德，阴暗的大沼地的故事 》（1856） The Pearl of Orr‘s Island (1862);《奥尔岛上的明珠 》 Agnes of Sorrento (1862), [set in a romanticized Italy, is relatively shapeless and shallow]； Oldtown Folks (1869）； 《老镇上的人们》 My Wife and I （1871）；《我妻子和我》 Pink and White Tyranny（1871）；《粉色和白色的暴政》 Poganuk People (1878)-LAST. Other works Setting: This story takes place throughout the states of Kentucky（肯塔基州） and Mississippi in the Plantations and fields. Theme: the evil and immorality of slavery Major characters： Tom-noble, pious, trustworthy, long-suffering Christian slave. Eliza-deeply pious, brave, beautiful George Harris-intelligent Eva- a living embodiment of Christ to Tom and utterly selfless and delights in any opportunity to help others Simon Legree-One of the most hated characters in American literature, and hard, cruel and embittered man, Plot summary parallel st