18 moments
Birth in Litchfield
· Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · file Harriet Elisabeth Beecher, later Harriet Beecher Stowe, was born in Litchfield.
Student at Hartford Female Seminary
· Hartford Female Seminary, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain in the United States · file Stowe began her education at the Hartford Female Seminary founded by her sister Catharine, later also teaching there. Coordinates represent central Hartford; the seminary's original site is no longer extant.
Move to Cincinnati
· Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported · file At age 21, Stowe relocated to Cincinnati with her family after her father became president of Lane Theological Seminary. Coordinates represent Cincinnati.
Cholera refuge at the Marshall Key home
· Marshall Key House, Washington, Kentucky, United States
During Cincinnati's cholera epidemic, Stowe went to Washington, Kentucky, where she stayed with the Marshall Key family. Date is limited to the year supported by the source.
Attendance at the Lane Debates
· Lane Theological Seminary, Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · file Stowe attended most of the eighteen-day Lane Debates on slavery, an influential Cincinnati confrontation between colonization and abolition advocates. Coordinates represent the former Lane Seminary area in Walnut Hills.
Marriage at Lane Seminary
· Lane Theological Seminary, Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · file Harriet Beecher married biblical-literature professor Calvin Ellis Stowe at the seminary where they had met. Coordinates represent the former Lane Seminary area in Walnut Hills.
Cincinnati correspondence during cholera
· Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · file A Stowe Center manuscript catalog records a letter from Stowe in Cincinnati during the 1849 cholera epidemic, documenting her continued presence in the city. The catalog gives the place as Cincinnati in brackets; date is retained at year precision because the catalog date is bracketed.
Writing at the Brunswick home
· Harriet Beecher Stowe House, 63 Federal Street, Brunswick, Maine, United States
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International · file Stowe moved to Brunswick and lived at 63 Federal Street while writing Uncle Tom's Cabin and sheltering freedom seeker John Andrew Jackson.
Residence in Andover
· Stowe House, Andover, Massachusetts, United States
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · file After Brunswick, Stowe lived in Andover for twelve years, during a period of major literary production and international fame. Coordinates represent the relocated former Stowe residence on Bartlett Street.
Edinburgh antislavery meetings
· Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0 · file Stowe and her husband attended and addressed antislavery meetings in Edinburgh during their British tour. The source supports the year but not a more precise Edinburgh date.
Glasgow antislavery meetings
· Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain in the United States · file During her first European visit, Stowe and Calvin Stowe attended and addressed antislavery meetings in Glasgow. The source supports the year but not a more precise Glasgow date.
Liverpool antislavery speech
· Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · file At the opening of her British speaking tour, Stowe gave a public Liverpool speech and received a petition from local women supporting abolition. Coordinates represent central Liverpool.
Meeting with President Lincoln
· White House, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain in the United States because it is a work prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Federal Government as part of that person’s official duties · file During the Civil War, Stowe traveled to Washington and met President Abraham Lincoln at the White House.
Move to Nook Farm
· Nook Farm, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Stowe moved her family to Hartford and built the Gothic Revival house Oakholm at Nook Farm. Coordinates represent the Nook Farm neighborhood; Oakholm no longer survives.
First winter home in Mandarin
· Mandarin, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain in the United States · file Stowe chose Mandarin on the St. Johns River as her winter home after the Civil War, beginning a long seasonal residence in northeast Florida. Coordinates represent historic Mandarin near the former Stowe cottage site.
Forest Street home
· Harriet Beecher Stowe House, 77 Forest Street, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported · file Stowe occupied the Hartford cottage on Forest Street that remained her home until her death. The wording supports residence beginning with the 1871 cottage; it does not specify a move-in day.
Final departure from Mandarin
· Mandarin, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain in the United States · file The Stowes left their Mandarin winter home for the final time as Calvin Stowe's health made the journey impracticable. Coordinates represent historic Mandarin near the former Stowe cottage site.
Death in Hartford
· Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication · file Stowe died in Hartford at age 85, ending her final period of residence in the city. Coordinates represent central Hartford.