When President Lincoln first met Harriet Beecher Stowe he stated, "so this is the little lady who caused this big war." Why might he say this?
Because she wrote the best selling book Uncle Tom's Cabin, which made northerner's much
more aware of the cruelties of slavery in the South.
Because she was the publisher and editor of a leading abolitionist newspaper in the United
States.
Because she had given the famous "ain't I a woman" speech. Which promoted the abolitionist
movement in the North.
Because she led runaway slaves on the underground railroad to freedom in Canada.