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Harriet Beecher Stowe dared to be different, and for that reason she has enduring fame. She believed that slavery was wrong and stood up to it. From her work you can see that she was a strong wiiled woman. Harriet took risks. In the Civil War times it was extremely rare for a woman to be anything but a woman or teacher. It was even more rare for a woman to write or speak in public, especially about slavery. She had integrity, initiative, and perserverence. She was a woman, (which is fine!) but she wasn't just wasn't an ordinary mother or teacher like most women. She grabbed the reins of her life and turned it in the other direction. She was an author who expressed her hatred for slavery in the strong, descriptive words of her books. She was a rare person, deserving of admiration. When most people sat back and accepted slavery as a way of life, she punched it square in the face! Harriet Beecher Stowe stood up to something so dangerous, so evil; endangering her life to help win the war. Harriet Beecher Stowe dared to be different, and ended up being one of the greatest authors in history.
