The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center preserves and interprets Stowe’s Hartford home and the Center’s historic collections, promotes vibrant discussion of her life and work, and inspires commitment to social justice and positive change.
When you visit the Stowe Center, don’t expect a traditional historic house museum! Expect a conversational, interactive tour where you can participate along with your guide.
Of course you’ll hear about everything that compelled Stowe to write her most famous novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin: her childhood, travels, marriage and family, and perhaps greatest of all, her courage.
But you’ll also connect the past to the present as you discuss 19th century social issues — such as slavery and the role of women — that resonate today in the form of racism, mass incarceration, immigration or equal pay.
Join us each month for our Social Justice Reading Circle. The 2nd Wednesday of each month we will have a book club-style meetup to discuss a book that relates to social justice across a range of topics and genres. Our selections will include our Stowe Prize shortlist, fiction, and non-fiction works to explore the many ways […]
Feline enthusiasts from the 1800s, unite! If you’re one of those web-wanderers who can’t help but fall head over paws for cats, then listen up! We’ve got a special treat for you – a salon filled with two antique scrapbooks dedicated entirely to cats! These gorgeous collections were put together over a century ago […]
VIRTUAL LECTURE: MENTAL HEALTH AND DISABILITY: THE STOWE FAMILY EXPERIENCE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE GIBSON HOUSE MUSEUM Health and Medicine in 19th Century Boston Tuesday, March 19th 6:00 – 7:00 pm Virtual Lecture $10 per person This lecture is the third, and last, in the Gibson House Museum‘s three-part Lecture Series, “Health and Medicine in 19th […]
Join us each month for our Social Justice Reading Circle. The 2nd Wednesday of each month we will have a book club-style meetup to discuss a book that relates to social justice across a range of topics and genres. Our selections will include our Stowe Prize shortlist, fiction, and non-fiction works to explore the many ways […]
HARTBEAT ENSEMBLE PRESENTS WOODHULL/BEECHER BY LESLIE GABEL-BRETT Directed by Godfrey L. Simmons, Jr. A staged reading, Woodhull/Beecher is inspired by real events that took place in New York City in the early 1870’s. Victoria Woodhull and her sister opened a stock brokerage in New York City. At the time, the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher – […]
THE POWER OF WOMEN'S VOTE The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center, in collaboration with playwright and activist Leslie Gabel-Brett, Janee Woods Weber of She Leads Justice (formerly the CT Women’s Education and Legal Fund), the HartBeat Ensemble, and the League of Women Voters are hosting a panel discussion with legislative leaders, scholars, and community leaders discuss […]
FOR FIVE NIGHTS ONLY SPIRITS AT STOWE RETURNS Back by popular demand, the Stowe Center will offer five evening tours in the dusk hour until Daylight Savings. Join our Spirits at Stowe tour as we delve into the historic social and political context of the 19th century and explore the role of Spiritualism in the lives […]
On February 28, 2024, the Stowe Center will be giving a specialty tour called “Agents of Their Own Emancipation,” to precede the lecture by scholar Dr. Ximena Abello Hurtado later that evening. This tour will focus on the experiences of free and enslaved Black people in the 19th century. We will highlight the voices of Frederick […]
FOR FIVE NIGHTS ONLY SPIRITS AT STOWE RETURNS Back by popular demand, the Stowe Center will offer five evening tours in the dusk hour until Daylight Savings. Join our Spirits at Stowe tour as we delve into the historic social and political context of the 19th century and explore the role of Spiritualism in the lives […]
FOR FIVE NIGHTS ONLY SPIRITS AT STOWE RETURNS Back by popular demand, the Stowe Center will offer five evening tours in the dusk hour until Daylight Savings. Join our Spirits at Stowe tour as we delve into the historic social and political context of the 19th century and explore the role of Spiritualism in the lives […]
FOR FIVE NIGHTS ONLY SPIRITS AT STOWE RETURNS Back by popular demand, the Stowe Center will offer five evening tours in the dusk hour until Daylight Savings. Join our Spirits at Stowe tour as we delve into the historic social and political context of the 19th century and explore the role of Spiritualism in the lives […]
FOR FIVE NIGHTS ONLY SPIRITS AT STOWE RETURNS Back by popular demand, the Stowe Center will offer five evening tours in the dusk hour until Daylight Savings. Join our Spirits at Stowe tour as we delve into the historic social and political context of the 19th century and explore the role of Spiritualism in the lives […]
Expect a conversational, interactive tour where you can participate along with your guide. Hear about Stowe’s life and the impact of the anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Connect the past to the present as you discuss social issues of the 19th century and today. Conversations set our tours apart. You aren't talked AT but rather, invited to speak WITH. […]
Expect a conversational, interactive tour where you can participate along with your guide. Hear about Stowe’s life and the impact of the anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Connect the past to the present as you discuss social issues of the 19th century and today. Conversations set our tours apart. You aren't talked AT but rather, invited to speak WITH. […]
Expect a conversational, interactive tour where you can participate along with your guide. Hear about Stowe’s life and the impact of the anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Connect the past to the present as you discuss social issues of the 19th century and today. Conversations set our tours apart. You aren't talked AT but rather, invited to speak WITH. […]
Expect a conversational, interactive tour where you can participate along with your guide. Hear about Stowe’s life and the impact of the anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Connect the past to the present as you discuss social issues of the 19th century and today. Conversations set our tours apart. You aren't talked AT but rather, invited to speak WITH. […]
Expect a conversational, interactive tour where you can participate along with your guide. Hear about Stowe’s life and the impact of the anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Connect the past to the present as you discuss social issues of the 19th century and today. Conversations set our tours apart. You aren't talked AT but rather, invited to speak WITH. […]
Expect a conversational, interactive tour where you can participate along with your guide. Hear about Stowe’s life and the impact of the anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Connect the past to the present as you discuss social issues of the 19th century and today. Conversations set our tours apart. You aren't talked AT but rather, invited to speak WITH. […]
Local author Alycia Jenkins will discuss her book, The Laughing Elephant in the Room, with the Stowe Center’s Cat White, Director of Public Programs. With a background in poetry, Jenkins’ lyrical novel is imbued with history, powerful imagery, and a dash of magic to consider the past, present, and future experiences of Black Americans. Through […]
With great excitement, we announce the Free Public Event celebrating Dr. Ruha Benjamin and her 2023 Stowe Prize winning book, Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want (Princeton University Press, 2022). She will be joined by a number of special guests! The Stowe Prize is a literary award that recognizes the author of […]
