Welcome to the conversation!


Welcome to the conversation!

Harriet Beecher Stowe's (1811-1896) best-selling anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), made her the most famous American woman of the 19th century and galvanized the abolition movement before the Civil War.

The Stowe Center is a 21st-century museum and program center using Stowe's story to inspire social justice and positive change.

The Salons at Stowe programs are a forum to connect the challenging issues (race, gender and class) that impelled Stowe to write and act with the contemporary face of those same issues. The Salon format is based on a robust level of audience participation, with the explicit goal of promoting civic engagement. Recent topics included: Teaching Acceptance; Is Prison the New Slavery; Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North; Creativity and Change; Race, Gender and Politics Today; How to be an Advocate

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Thursday, October 24, 2013

This National Bullying Prevention Month, check out past Salon resources on bullying

Looking for more information on bullying and how you can take action? Check out transcripts, resources and Inspiration to Action lists from our past Salons on bullying.


Bullied No More
November 29, 2012
Featured guests: Catie Talarski (WNPR) and Council Brandon (Student)

Stereotyping and Bullying: 21st Century Style
May 10, 2012
Featured guests: Robin McHaelen (True Colors) and Elaine Zimmerman (CT Commission on Children)
Watch a video of the Salon on YouTube


Bullied No More Salon Takeaway      

...and don't miss tonight's Salon, "Walking in My Shoes: How Can We Teach Empathy?" from 5-7pm in the Stowe Visitor Center. How will teaching empathy help eliminate bullying?

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