Catharine Beecher

Harriet Tubman is best known for her work on the Underground Railroad, though it is debatable if this was her greatest achievement. Harriet Tubman was also a Union spy, a Civil War nurse, and a caretaker in her lifetime. Harriet Tubman (known then as Araminta “Minty” Ross) was born a slave in 1822. In 1808 Congress made it illegal to import slaves, so the Eastern Shore in Maryland, where Harriet lived, was put under great pressure to provide the laborers for the farther South. Families were…

Callie Russell Porter, was the fourth child of Harrison Boone Porter and Mary Alice Jones Porter. Katherine Anna Porter moved with her father and siblings to Kyle, Texas after the loss of her mother. Her family had gone to live with Harris' mother, Catharine Ann Skaggs Porter--a strong-willed woman who had told her grandchildren romantic stories about her slaveholding family's life in Antebellum, Kentucky. "Porter absorbed her grandmother's independence, Victorian manners, Protestant view of…

History Reformer Harriet Beecher was born in Litchfield, Connecticut in 1811. In her area, she had never directly witnessed the cruelty of slavery, but the word of such horror was enough to move her deeply from a young age. Her family had a legacy of shaping their world. All ten Beecher children made their mark with accomplishments such as becoming ministers, pushing for women’s education and founding the National Women’s Suffrage Association. Being the younger often, Harriet Beecher knew she…

Harriet Beecher Stowe was an American abolitionist and the author of Uncle Toms Cabin, a book that disputes one of the most controversial issues of all time— slavery. Born into a family of theologians and preachers, Stowe grew up in Connecticut, and she had very little contact or knowledge on the reality of slavery in the South. Stowe was soon exposed to the severity in a city near Kentucky, which is where she began to see firsthand how poorly slaves were treated; and the more that was exposed…

Harriet Beecher Stowe was an American abolitionist and author during the 1800’s. Most of Stowe’s siblings had become ministers, helped found national associations, and had done other great things that contributed to the well being of others. Stowe however believed that her best valuable purpose in life was to be an author. This proved to be true , when she released her world famous book titled Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The book gave thousands of families a new perspective on slavery and its’ cruelty…

Harriet Beecher Stowe was an American abolitionist and author. She was born in June 14, 1811 to a very religious family. Harriet Beecher was one of 13 children born to religious leader Lyman Beecher and his wife, Roxanna Foote Beecher, who died when Harriet was a child.Her father Lyman Beecher was a preacher who preached about many important topics at the time. Harriet’s father began to preach forcefully against slavery which helped shaped Harriet´s perspective on slavery. She was very against…

Description of Harriet Tubman: Biography: Harriet Tubman was born in March 1820 in Dorchester County, Maryland, U.S. As a young girl, Harriet Tubman was raised in terrible conditions, and was whipped constantly. At the age of six, she began to work as a slave. Harriet Tubman was a rebellious young girl, and for that she was whipped plenty of times and traded off to many people. As early as the age of twelve, she realized that being a slave just wasn’t right and this caused her to be seriously…

Araminta “Minty” Harriet Ross, or better known as Harriet Tubman, was one of the leading abolitionists prior the American Civil War. They exact year of Harriet’s birth is unknown due to poor record keeping during that time, but it is believed that she was born in Dorchester County, Maryland between 1820 and 1825 (The Harriet Tubman Biography, Biography.com, 2015) . Harriet was born unto enslaved parents along with her 9 siblings. Her childhood was a tough one; full of violent lashings,…

Harriet Elisabeth Beecher was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, on June 14, 1811. Born to Lyman Beecher and Roxana Foote. She published her very first novel Primary Geography for Children in 1833. The textbook addressed slavery and abolition from a geopolitical context yet was not well received. Uncle Tom’s Cabin subsequently was published in 1852 and was better received and understood. Her main idea is the argument against the nation of slavery. She uses many examples of family throughout her…

Araminta Ross, famously known as Harriet Tubman, was an integral part of the Under- ground Railroad. She was also an abolitionist, humanitarian, a Union nurse and spy during the American Civil War. Born into slavery, Harriet and two of her brothers ran away after their mas- ter’s death in fear that they would be sold off. They turned back and returned to the plantation after her brothers had second thoughts, however, not long after, Harriet fled on her own. She traveled at night, using the North…