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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Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Breaking the Silence

Political and culture website The Huffington Post recently released a new page entitled “Breaking the Silence: Addressing Sexual Assault on Campus” as part of their Huffington Post College section. The page features articles on pending cases of assault and Title IX violations at various institutions as well as tips for those looking to address the rampant issues of gender based violence that plague higher-education. With both personal narratives and political analysis, this site has the potential to make a profound difference in the fight to reduce violence on college campuses.

Breaking the Silence  

What do you think of the site? Will it make a difference? How can it be improved? Share your thoughts below!
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