Unknown Artist, Harriet Beecher Stowe, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" engraving, 1852-1870.Stowe, Harriet Beecher:

(1811-1896)  American abolitionist and writer, Stowe is best known for her book Uncle Tom's Cabin, which depicted the lives of African Americans during slavery.  This book raised a lot of anger amongst southern whites and has been considered one of the reasons for the start of the Civil War.