President and Mrs. Bush Celebrate Women's History Month and International Women's Day Mar 15, 2008
Pioneers like Amelia Earhart, suffragists like Sojourner Truth, healers like Clara Barton, writers like Harriet Beecher Stowe. These women have helped our nation live up to its ideals of liberty and justice for all. (White House News Releases)
Creative colony Mar 9, 2008
Philip Roth, Frank McCourt, and Honor Moore live in Litchfield County, as did Harriet Beecher Stowe, Madeleine L'Engle, James Thurber, Leonard Bernstein, Arthur Miller, and others. Photographs by Miller's late wife Inge Morath - on permanent exhibit at the University of Connecticut in Torrington - provide a visual history of acclaimed residents, including Alexander Calder and William Styron. (Boston Globe)
Tales from America's past Mar 7, 2008
Those included the Beecher siblings, including writer Harriet Beecher Stowe. She and all but one of the Beechers circled the wagons, citing loyalty above all. (Christian Science Monitor)
Seeking inspiration in writer's homes Feb 26, 2008
Twain sometimes had tea with his equally famous yet older and far less flamboyant neighbor, Harriet Beecher Stowe. Picture one of the Def Jam poets, maybe, or Jackie Collins living next door to Toni Morrison or J. M. Coetzee. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Lyman Beecher's Second Wife Feb 16, 2008
She was described by Harriet Beecher Stowe as being "a beautiful lady, very fair, with bright blue eyes and soft auburn hair bound round with a black velvet bandeau." Harriet was always elegantly dressed, and the children would flock around her to play with her rings and other jewellery. She was also a ' very pious woman. (Suite101.com)
Off the shelf Feb 2, 2008
Harriet and Isabella by Patricia O Brien is a new historical novel about the famous Beecher family (that of Harriet Beecher Stowe) and the sex scandal that nearly severed the loving bond between two sisters. Slash by Slash and Anthony Bozza is the memoir of the Guns N Roses guitarist. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
B&Bs for Black History Month Jan 30, 2008
Guests who stay at the Lathrop during Black History Month will receive a choice of a complimentary second night's stay or a second room; plus, show proof of visiting either the Freedom Trail or Harriet Beecher Stowe Center and receive an additional 20 percent discount. Rates start at $100 per room for the first night with the second night free, it's just $50 per room per night. (MSNBC -- Travel)
UF student brings author Harriet Beecher Stowe to life Jan 26, 2008
When the young woman poses under the portrait of Harriet Beecher Stowe that hangs in the Mandarin Community Club, her hair lightly powdered and wearing a long dress of the same dark cranberry, she has a striking similarity to the famed abolitionist and author ... "Lindsay has become Mandarin's Harriet Beecher Stowe," added Beth Meyer, outgoing president of the Mandarin Museum rical Society ... She still has the book: Harriet Beecher Stowe and the Beecher Preachers by Jean Fritz. (Florida Times-Union)
Working classes Jan 23, 2008
Home to elite Bowdoin College, Brunswick has figured prominently in the lives of such notables as Harriet Beecher Stowe, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Joshua Chamberlain, and George Mitchell, and one might expect it to be a bit stuffy. It's not. (Boston Globe)
The lure of dangerous liaisons Jan 13, 2008
Harriet Beecher Stowe, the renowned author of the antislavery "Uncle Tom's Cabin," remained loyal to Henry, while Isabella Beecher Hooker, a well-known suffragist and advocate of women's rights, wanted him to admit his guilt publicly and ask his congregation's forgiveness. The novel opens in March 1887 as Henry lies in a coma. (Boston Globe)
Nation's history is embedded in portrait of a famous writer Jan 9, 2008
Harriet Beecher Stowe's influence is not limited to writing "Uncle Tom's Cabin." ... In the midst of the Civil War, the Rev. Dr. Leonard Bacon of Yale quipped that the country was inhabited by "saints, sinners and Beechers." Lyman Beecher's many children made their presence felt in the 19th century, none with greater effect than the author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Their collective significance as shapers and exemplars of Victorian culture in America has been ratified by a raft of new books in... (Boston Globe)
2007, a Year of DeLuca, Other Dramas in Region Dec 28, 2007
The city of Torrington emancipated itself from a lease it had given self-styled preservationist Chandler Saint, who had grand plans to make a museum and learning center from the bones of the Litchfield house where "Uncle Tom's Cabin" author Harriet Beecher Stowe was born ... July After his plans for making a museum from the bones of the birthplace of Harriet Beecher Stowe dissolved, Litchfield's self-styled historic preservationist, Chandler Saint, left town-after essentially being forced out of... (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Train to New Jersey gains ground Dec 20, 2007
And another $137,200 will go toward the construction of 18 rental-apartments for low-income families in the former Harriet Beecher Stowe School. This funding turns a historic building into affordable housing, said Michael Hanley, executive director of the nonprofit human services organization United Neighborhood Centers. (Scranton Times, PA)
Following Congressman Larson's testimony, Historic Landmark status for Coltsville moves one step closer Dec 8, 2007
"In addition to the groundbreaking manufacturing techniques developed at Colt Firearms - which was the origin of many manufacturing visionaries such as Henry Ford and Francis Pratt and Amos Whitney whose legacy still lives on today producing jet engines for our military and commercial airlines - there is the heroic story of Elizabeth Colt. One of the major themes that this designation will emphasize is Elizabeth Colt's pioneering leadership as a dominant CEO of a top ten corporation. Samuel Colt... (East Hartford Gazette, CT)
Image on Blog Site Is Fueling a Controversy in Litchfield Nov 30, 2007
In the past, his coverage has included the "Black Santa" story, which involved an African American Santa Claus doll that was delivered to the First Selectman's office by resident Paul Mordecai Rosenberg when then-First Selectman Jerry Zinn was in office, as well as opinions surrounding the now-defunct plan to reconstruct the birthplace of Harriet Beecher Stowe in Litchfield ... Resident Lynne Brickley, who has tangled with Mr. Thibault in the past about her concerns regarding preservationist... (Litchfield County Times, CT)
It's the Receipt That Counts Nov 26, 2007
"There are worlds of money wasted, at this time of year, in getting things that nobody wants, and nobody cares for after they are got." Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote that, back in 1850. So it's hardly a new problem. (Boston Globe)
Plans for Alexandria Slavery Memorial to Be Unveiled Nov 12, 2007
After hearing their story, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin," which shocked audiences around the world and helped shift U.S. attitudes toward slavery. District-based developer Carr Properties is calling the building Edmonson Plaza after the girls, and plans to pay for the memorial. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Rain slows voter turnout; optical scan machines appear to be working smoothly Nov 7, 2007
" Voter turnout was a bit slower down the street at the Harriet Beecher Stowe School. The building, at 117 Post Office Road, saw only about 40 voters in the first 1 hours the polls were open. Moderator Diane Mgrdichian said she was disappointed, but not surprised. "We always like to see more voters," she said. "But this is what we expect for a rainy day. " Resident Paul Mooney came out with a single item on his agenda - lower taxes. Mooney, a Democrat, said he is likely to split his ticket. "I... (Journal Inquirer, CT)
Joan Joyce Inducted into Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame Nov 3, 2007
"It really is remarkable to be inducted considering that women like Katherine Hepburn and Harriet Beecher Stowe are already members," Joyce said. This year's class focused on athletics in celebration of the 35th anniversary of Title IX, which required that women be given equal access to athletics. (Fausports.com)
Another look at 'Uncle Tom' Oct 28, 2007
Just as Harriet Beecher Stowe in her famous novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, had the difficult task of showing the inconsistencies of practicing Christianity and owning slaves, I, too, have taken on the task of trying to show the inconsistencies in our own Christian practices. We claim to be the most forgiving of all people. (The Augusta Chronicle)
A nighttime tour of Mandarin's history Oct 27, 2007
The re-enactors include Lindsay Schweitermann as Harriet Beecher Stowe, Shorty Robbins as shipwreck survivor Mrs. Chadwick, Edward Mueller as a riverboat captain, Randall Garvin as Mandarin resident Major William Webb, Lesley Royce as a trapper's wife and Bo Phillips and Jim Hightower as sawmill operators. There will also be a Confederate encampment presented by the Sons of Confederate Veterans Kirby-Smith Camp No. 1209. (Florida Times-Union)
Historic Photos of Tallahassee Oct 22, 2007
Famous people who visited Tallahassee include Harriet Beecher Stowe, Helen Keller and President William McKinley, the first U.S. president sitting in office to visit Florida s state capital. Most entertaining is learning about the people key in shaping Florida s capital city and making the connection to Tallahassee place-names, such as Frederick Towle Myers, president of the Florida Senate in 1897. (Suite101.com)
Historical society gets some good news Oct 17, 2007
Visitors will tour the park by lamp light, meeting historical re-enactors portraying Harriet Beecher Stowe, a Civil War-era shipwreck survivor and others. Children can wear costumes at the free event. (Florida Times-Union)
Power of sound Oct 3, 2007
Harriet Beecher Stowe offered a word to the wise, when she said, The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone. Remember that when you are composing your next e-mail. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
• Hartford: It's A Happening Place Sep 9, 2007
"It's so different, what you see from a bike compared to what you see through a car window," said Emily Rivera, during a quick stop in front of the Harriet Beecher Stowe House on Forest Street. She had planned to ride 10 miles, but said her daughter, 12-year-old Natalie Velez, was having so much fun that they decided to go the full distance. (FOX61, CT)
Stowes-Eliza and Uncle Tom Jul 27, 2007
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a well-known American novel ... Harriet Beecher Stowe s handling of characters, while unusual by today s standards is quite deft. (Suite101.com)
In Financial Turmoil, Saint Quits Litchfield Jul 6, 2007
Mr. Saint, who is probably best known for his failed efforts to reconstruct the birthplace of author Harriet Beecher Stowe behind his North Street home, moved out of the 235-year-old Tallmadge House Monday. Residents who observed the move said he had some friends helping him as he removed his belongings. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Foxworthy takes the 'Fifth' Jun 25, 2007
The correct answer: Harriet Beecher Stowe. Q: What is another name for the water cycle. (USA Today -- Life)
Smell The Roses Jun 24, 2007
The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center will present "Victorian Garden Treasures" Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m., featuring free guided tours by historic garden interpreters of the gardens around the home of Harriet Beecher Stowe. There will also be a Victorian flower-pressing activity and guided tours of Beecher's home. (CTNow.com)
The face of MLK? Jun 22, 2007
"OK, but first things first.This year marks the centennial of the first modern drama performed by Chinese actors: A version of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" produced by Chinese students in Tokyo in 1907. Different versions of the Harriet Beecher Stowe story were produced in Shanghai later that year and in Beijing in the early 1960s.The "Uncle Tom" plays, still revered in China for their role in the creation of modern theater, were among a number of productions in China built around black characters,... (Los Angeles Times)
The journey begins Jun 10, 2007
""Perhaps I can beat the law of averages just one more time," came my usual reply.Trees at lastIt took me almost two days to escape the busy, noisy highway system west of Raleigh. The most secluded place I could find to spend my first night was a narrow lane of trees between U.S. 64 and the Cary Auto Park. This four-lane highway was both a blessing and a curse. It perfectly overlaid my trajectory and provided my only feasible passage across Jordan Lake. But the gasoline fumes choked me, the... (The Morning Star)
Spring's joyous, loud song May 27, 2007
When The Atlantic listed its 100 top thinkers in American history last year, there she was at number 39, snuggled appropriately between Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Harriet Beecher Stowe, linking three critical American revolutions: feminism, environmentalism, and anti-slavery. The connection to Stowe is apt. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
U.S. history text lacking, Mesa teacher contends May 27, 2007
And as for Harriet Beecher Stowe, whom Civil War President Abraham Lincoln described as "the little woman who wrote the book that started this great war," she's missing in action, too. Those absences, along with several others, are reason for serious concern, says Laurel Moore, a fifth-grade teacher at Hermosa Vista Elementary in Mesa. (AZCentral -- News)
Column: Try these 10 books for the bored reader May 19, 2007
Harriet Beecher Stowe (Uncle Tom s Cabin). Out of all the novels that should never disappear from history, this is the one. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Lengthy lineages Apr 29, 2007
Acme Bookbinding, in Charlestown, bound "Uncle Tom's Cabin," by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Harcourt Bindery, in Boston, produced a limited-edition volume of " The Diary of Anne Frank" that was illustrated with 12 original watercolors and also made a leather slipcase to protect Charles Dickens's sleeping cap. (Boston Globe)
Billard House site will become park Apr 25, 2007
The club itself was built with funds raised in the 1860s by Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, while the post office and general store next door was built by Mandarin postmaster Walter Jones in 1911. Another old home stood behind the community club, built by Frederick Billard between 1885 and 1890. (Florida Times-Union)
Foodie nation Apr 21, 2007
"Probably the delicate c?telettes of France are not flopped down into half-melted grease, there to gradually warm and soak and fizzle, while the cook goes in and out on her other ministrations," writes Beecher's sister, the novelist Harriet Beecher Stowe. One even bristles at such memories as those of food columnist Elizabeth Robins Pennell, writing for a London newspaper in 1896: "Fried chicken! To write the word is to be carried back to the sunny South; to see, in the mind's eye, the old,... (Los Angeles Times)
Cormac McCarthy, Lindsay-Abaire, Ornette Coleman Win Pulitzers Apr 17, 2007
Beecher was an abolitionist minister -- and brother of ``Uncle Tom's Cabin'' author Harriet Beecher Stowe -- who was also involved in a famous adultery trial in 1875. Applegate, a graduate of Amherst College and Yale, spent 20 years researching and writing the book. (Bloomberg)
Stowe, Twain remain good Hartford neighbors Apr 15, 2007
-- One afternoon in 1876, Samuel Clemens crossed his yard to visit his neighbor Harriet Beecher Stowe ... Begin with the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, or the house will seem dull after the eye candy of Twain's. (Boston Globe)
Slots, subs, brass, Bush, Pez, and lots of pork Apr 15, 2007
President Bush, Ethan Allen, and Benedict Arnold were all born in Connecticut, as were Noah Webster, Harriet Beecher Stowe, P.T. Barnum, Ralph Nader, Dr. Benjamin Spock, Katharine Hepburn, Glenn Close, Meg Ryan, Ted Knight, Ernest Borgnine, and Gary "Radar" Burghoff. The Thimble Islands in Long Island Sound are said to be named for the thimbleberry, a species of black raspberry that is seldom seen in the islands. (Boston Globe)
Hollywood's guru of global warming Apr 13, 2007
It features a famous quote from Abraham Lincoln upon meeting Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin": "So you're the little lady who started this big war.". David, for her part, says she's not interested in pulling America apart or the glitter of Oscars. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
Fest will feature a wide range of artistic styles Apr 5, 2007
It has grown to include up to 130 artists displaying their crafts on the grounds of a building erected with the support of Uncle Tom's Cabin author Harriet Beecher Stowe, who lived across the road in the late 1800s. The show runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. (Florida Times-Union)
Former McPherson resident to speak April 11 at Kansas State University Apr 4, 2007
Among Sundquist's other books include "Strangers in the Land: Blacks, Jews, Post-Holocaust America," "Home as Found: Authority and Genealogy in Nineteenth-Century American Literature," "Faulkner: The House Divided" and "The Hammers of Creation: Folk Culture in Modern African-American Fiction." He also has edited essay collections devoted to Mark Twain, Ralph Ellison, Harriet Beecher Stowe and W.E.B. DuBois. Sundquist is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a recipient of the... (McPherson Sentinel, KS)
North Iowa's Signature Collection Apr 1, 2007
The collection grew periodically over the years with more American names (James Fenimore Cooper, Washington Irving, Harriet Beecher Stowe) as well as French (Voltaire, Honore Balzac) and Russian writers (Tolstoy, Ivan Turgenev) until it was completed with 100 items in the 1960s. Terry Harrison, archivist for the collection, said he often fields calls about the documents. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Banners, blooms to star on stamps Mar 30, 2007
Harriet Beecher Stowe, 75 cents (third-ounce price), on sale June 13 honors the author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," one of the most influential novels in American history. Air Force One, $4. (Washington Times, DC)
This Day in History Mar 20, 2007
In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe s influential novel about slavery, Uncle Tom s Cabin, was first published. In 1969, John Lennon married Yoko Ono in Gibraltar. (Montana Standard, MT)
Pearl failed slave sisters Feb 27, 2007
They also attended Oberlin College; their tuition was paid by Uncle Tom's Cabin author Harriet Beecher Stowe. She also bought their aged mother out of slavery. (USA Today -- News)
Embassy Row (James Morrison) Feb 24, 2007
Mr. Manning recounted that Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," Abraham Lincoln, Mohandas K. Gandhi and Nelson Mandela all credited Wilberforce as an influence on their causes. "Few can equal Wilberforce in his contribution to human liberty and human rights," Mr. Manning said. (Washington Times, DC)
Denali KidCare Feb 22, 2007
Did Lincoln really say upon meeting Harriet Beecher Stowe, author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," "So this is the little lady who started the great big war". Possibly, but not likely. (Anchorage Daily News)
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I am Harriet Beecher Stowe, Susan B. Anthony, Helen Keller, Eleanor Roosevelt, Lady Bird Johnson, Nancy Reagan, and Hillary Clinton; but I am also the black Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman struggling to abolish slavery. I am Leontyne Price, Marian Anderson, Whitney Houston and Jennifer Hudson singing; Shirley Chisholm running for President; Barbara Jordan speaking; Condoleezza Rice negotiating; and Coretta Scott King working to keep the dream alive. (Kansas City Kansan, KS)
FAME RECLAIMED FOR BEECHER Feb 4, 2007
But a third became the "most famous woman in the English-speaking world, having sold millions of copies of her novels in dozens of of languages." Harriet Beecher Stowe is best-known for "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Harriet and Henry, who remained close confidants, could rightly have been called the most famous siblings in America. Henry was naturally gregarious, fraternizing with dock workers as well as the gentry; much beloved of the ladies, he was disarming around authorities. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
Pressure Cooked: Feb 1, 2007
Was Harriet Beecher Stowe ... In your case, I'd be tempted to tell him you've decided to call yourself Harriet Beecher Stowe, and he can stuff it. (Slate)
Famed human trafficking opponent Wilberforce profiled in book, movie Jan 26, 2007
"In the 19th century there was an abolitionist movement to end state-sanctioned slavery based on race," Miller said in a government report, and the great abolitionists William Wilberforce of England and Frederick Douglass and Harriet Beecher Stowe of the United States spent decades of their lives working toward that goal. But he warns even today after hundreds of years of work, what's left in the effort to end the modern era of slavery will be a long battle. (WorldNetDaily)
Torrington Ends Saint's Lease Jan 19, 2007
Friday 19 January, 2007. In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the council rejected what Mr. Saint submitted as a master plan for the site that would have become home to the Wadsworth-Beecher House, whose dismantled pieces are in storage. (Litchfield County Times, CT)
Art appreciation Jan 18, 2007
Life-size depictions of author Harriet Beecher Stowe, the Revolutionary War and the state's once-thriving whaling industry cover the canvas. A plaque bearing Curtin's name was unveiled during the ceremony. (Stamford Advocate)
Who's the champ? Call it a draw between two Mass. communities Jan 16, 2007
The town also claims as champions authors Harriet Beecher Stowe and Horatio Alger, as well as Henry Wilson, vice president under Ulysses S. Grant. Brockton, which is about 25 miles southeast of Natick, has about 95,000 residents and a significant black and Hispanic population, while Natick is mainly white. (The Standard-Times, MA)
Colorful history: Mural artist's restored work enjoys new life at library Jan 15, 2007
The faces of historical figures such as abolitionist John Brown and author Harriet Beecher Stowe looked down on him, glowing in a swirl of cobalt blue, green and rose. Advertisement "It's just pure color," Matteis said, dabbing the bottom of the canvas with orange paint. (Stamford Advocate)
- Ian Mayes Jan 15, 2007
"The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and for deeds left undone (Harriet Beecher Stowe); "The bitterest tragic element in life to be derived from an intellectual source is the belief in a brute Fate or Destiny" (Emerson); "The bitterest things have been said about the Lorelei during many centuries" (Mark Twain); "Even in those bitterest days God tempered the wind to the shorn lamb" (Trollope).We could go on and on, but finally, and with no sacrilegious intent, thank you... (Guardian Unlimited)
The Black Sheep Of The Family Jan 14, 2007
Another character that Gurney couldn't shape into a satisfying script is based on Henry Ward Beecher, younger brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe, who was a famous 19th century Protestant minister. "He was the Billy Graham of his day," says Gurney, "but he got caught up in a scandal involving the wife of the head of the vestry, the man who had trusted him the most. It's Christian love turned on its tail. I've returned to it many times, but I could never do it without it becoming a soap opera or a... (CTNow.com)
