10 Amazing Facts About Harriet Beecher Stowe

(via Mental Floss) Over 41 issues, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published as a serial in the abolitionist newspaper The National Era, the first installment on June 5, 1851. It was first followed by a only small group but its audience steadily grew as the story unfolded. The popularity of Uncle Tom’s Cabin exploded once it was made available in a more accessible format. Here are 10 amazing facts about Harriet Beecher Stowe.