Hartford / Connecticut
Stowe Center for Literary Activism
Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Hartford home anchors a place devoted to writing and social change.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Hartford home anchors a place devoted to writing and social change. The Stowe Center connects literary history with discussion and contemporary questions, while its gardens offer another way to experience the historic property.
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- Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Literature and social change
- Historic house and gardens
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