Harriet Beecher Stowe
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When Abraham Lincoln met Harriet Beecher Stowe, the sixteenth President of the United States jokingly stated, ôSo youÆre the little woman who wrote the book that started this great warö (Stowe [2] 2004, 1). While said in jest, LincolnÆs statement, referring to Uncle TomÆs Cabin, bears a kernel of truth with respect to StoweÆs influence on abolition through literature. Far from just an abolitionist, StoweÆs unique brand of feminism and spirituality influenced her literature as much as her disdain for the cruel institution of slavery. This analysis will demonstrate how StoweÆs being a woman influenced and contributed to her literary works. One of the greatest influences on StoweÆs literature stemmed from the fact of motherhood. The mother of seven children, one of StoweÆs sons, Samuel, died from cholera. The loss of her beloved son inspired Stowe to write her most successful work Uncle TomÆs Cabin. StoweÆs grief and heartbreak over the loss of her son led her to identify with slave mothers whose children were routinely taken from them. In a lett
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