Harriet Beecher Stowe at 200 Home, Nation, and Place in the 21st Century Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine 22-25 June 2011 Sponsored by the Harriet Beecher Stowe Society On the bicentennial of her birth, the Stowe Society announces a conference celebrating Harriet Beecher Stowe—her life and works—at Bowdoin College, where she wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Conference organizers welcome participation from [...]

Dear Transatlantic Travelers, I was glad to hear at the SSAWW conference that so many of you are interested in a second Transatlantic Women conference abroad. Although we are in the early planning stages yet, I want to tell you what we’re considering. There are three of us involved in planning the conference: [...]

The Harriet Beecher Stowe Center will inaugurate the Stowe Prize in 2011, a landmark initiative for the Bicentennial celebration of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s birth. The Stowe Prize will be a $10,000 biennial award to an individual from the United States whose written work embodies the tradition and impact of Stowe’s most famous work, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, [...]

Initial interest has been expressed for an essay collection to commemorate the bicentennial of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s birth in 2011. Essays that provide critical readings of her work; that supply neglected biographical considerations, or that examine past criticism or suggest potential scholarly treatment are needed. Essays should also comment on her current popular or academic [...]