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SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe
DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-10/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251220T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251220T163000
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SUMMARY:Spirits at Stowe
DESCRIPTION:Spirits at Stowe considers spiritualism as a tool of resistance among radicals and reformers of the 19th century. \nThrough contact with spirits\, radical women claimed authority to speak the unspeakable\, especially the right to full control and autonomy over their own bodies and families. Throughout the tour\, we will delve into the historic\, social\, and political context of the 19th century and explore the role of spiritualism in the lives of reformers\, suffragists\, and Black activists\, including Harriet Jacobs\, Frederick Douglass\, and Harriet Wilson. \nDuring the tour\, the house is “set” to reflect a Spiritualist setting. It takes place later in the evening and is by (electric) candlelight. Participants on the tour will observe and engage with materials and primary sources related to spiritualism\, including a planchette\, spiritualist newspapers\, seance accounts\, and letter excerpts from leading 19th century activists. \nSpirits at Stowe deals with themes such as violence\, sexuality\, and reproductive rights.It is not recommended for children under 13.  \n  \nWhat is spiritualism?  \nBroadly speaking\, spiritualism is the belief that an individual’s awareness persists after death and can be contacted by the living. During Spirits at Stowe\, we discuss the histories of multiple spiritualist traditions in U.S. history\, and how these beliefs helped inspire\, nourish\, and connect politically radical individuals and communities – paying special attention to abolitionism\, women’s rights\, labor rights\, and the intersection among them. \n 
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/spirits-at-stowe-8/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spirits at Stowe
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SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe
DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251219T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251219T143000
DTSTAMP:20251020T163223Z
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SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe
DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-2/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251218T143000
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SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe
DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-3/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T143000
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CREATED:20251020T163303Z
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SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe
DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-4/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251212T193000
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SUMMARY:What does it mean to be Human? -Exhibit opening
DESCRIPTION:Join the Stowe Center for Literary Activism for the opening of What does it mean to be Human?\, a new exhibition by artist Amanda Mendoza in collaboration with researcher Gamze Ozker. \nThrough intimate and reflective works\, Mendoza examines what it means to be seen as human within systems that determine whose rights are protected and whose are denied. Partnering with Ozker\, the exhibition uses art to explore how compassion and dignity are lost—and reclaimed—through struggles for human rights. \nProgram Highlights: \n\nRemarks from Amanda Mendoza\, and Gamze Ozker\, and Erika Slocumb\nCommunity discussion circle in the gallery\nLight refreshments\n\nAbout the Artist & Researcher: \n\n\nAmanda MendozaArtist \n\n\nGamze OzkerResearcher \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEXHIBITION OVERVEIW PAGE
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/opening-exhibit/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:What Does it Mean to Be Human?
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251211T143000
DTSTAMP:20251020T163345Z
CREATED:20251020T163345Z
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SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe
DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-6/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251210T190000
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SUMMARY:Reading for Change
DESCRIPTION:A virtual reading group curated around our Stowe Prize for Literary Activism winners\, shortlist\, and mission-aligned books. \n\n  \n\nFREE\nVirtual – invite friends across the country!\n6:00 – 7:00 PM EST\nNo requirement to read the book beforehand!\nRiverbend Bookshop: Get a 10% discount our Stowe Prize books! Mention us at check-out or use STOWEFORCHANGE for online purchases.\n\n\nThe Intentions of Thunder gathers\, for the first time\, the essential work from across Patricia Smith’s decorated career. Here\, Smith’s poems\, affixed with her remarkable gift of insight\, present a rapturous ode to life. With careful yet vaulting movement\, these poems traverse the redeeming landscape of pain\, confront the frightening revelations of history\, and disclose the joyous possibilities of the future. The result is a profound testament to the necessity of poetry—all the careful witness\, embodied experience\, and bristling pleasure that it bestows—and of Smith’s necessary voice. \nLyrical and sly\, meditative and volcanic\, The Intentions of Thunder stunningly explores the fullness of living. The inimitable poetry of Patricia Smith radiates in The Intentions of Thunder—reaffirming Smith’s place as one of the indispensable poets of our time. \n\nAntoinette Brim-Bell\, Connecticut’s 8th State Poet Laureate\, is the author of three full-length poetry collections:  These Women You Gave Me\, Icarus in Love\, and Psalm of the Sunflower.  A sought-after speaker\, editor\, educator\, and consultant\, Brim-Bell is a Professor of English at Connecticut State Community College\, Capital.
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/reading-for-change/
LOCATION:https://stowecenter.org/event/reading-for-change/
CATEGORIES:Reading for Change
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T143000
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SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe
DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-7/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251205T143000
DTSTAMP:20251020T163419Z
CREATED:20251020T163419Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T163419Z
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SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe
DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-8/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T143000
DTSTAMP:20251020T163442Z
CREATED:20251020T163442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T163442Z
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SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe
DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-9/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251129T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251129T143000
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CREATED:20250903T164042Z
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SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe
DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-30-minute-tour-61/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251128T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251128T143000
DTSTAMP:20250908T143457Z
CREATED:20250903T164021Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T143457Z
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SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe
DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-30-minute-tour-60/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251122T143000
DTSTAMP:20250908T143436Z
CREATED:20250903T163921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T143436Z
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SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe
DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-30-minute-tour-57/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T193000
DTSTAMP:20251016T133338Z
CREATED:20251015T194331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251016T133338Z
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SUMMARY:Train of Thought: A Closing Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a closing conversation with David Jackson for his exhibition Revolutionary [RE]Imagining. \n\nFree and open to the public\n77 Forest St\, Hartford; The Gallery for Literary Activism | Zoom\n\n5:30 – 6:00 PM\, Gallery opens\n6:00 – 6:30 PM\, Q&A with David and Erika (streaming on Zoom\, recorded)\n6:30 – 7:00 PM\, Audience Q&A\n7:00 – 7:30 PM\, Gallery open for guests to walk-through \n\nRegister to Attend in Person\nRegister to Attend Virtually
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/train-of-thought-a-closing-conversation/
LOCATION:CT
CATEGORIES:General Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251121T143000
DTSTAMP:20250908T143430Z
CREATED:20250903T163857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T143430Z
UID:10002095-1763733600-1763735400@stowecenter.org
SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe
DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-30-minute-tour-56/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T193000
DTSTAMP:20251120T192208Z
CREATED:20251020T143516Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T192208Z
UID:10002122-1763661600-1763667000@stowecenter.org
SUMMARY:Borders of Belonging: A Conversation on Humanity and Human Rights
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an open discussion with human rights educators and activists as we explore the question\, “What does it mean to be human?” \nThis thought-provoking conversation parallels the themes of Amanda Mendoza’s upcoming solo art exhibition\, What Does It Mean to Be Human?—opening at the Stowe Center for Literary Activism on December 12th\, 2025. \nServing as a prelude to the exhibition\, this event invites participants to reflect on humanity\, belonging\, and the systems that shape our shared human experience. Refreshments will be provided! \nPlease arrive by 5:50 PM—guests should be seated by 6:00 PM so the discussion can begin promptly. \nSpeakers: \n\n\nAmanda Mendoza\, Artist \nEvan Turiano\, Ph.D.\, Visiting Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Law at Trinity College \n \nTeresa Quintana\, Housing Equity Organizer at Make the Road CT\n\nParking Information \nPark in the spots directly facing the building or on either side of the row of spaces along the chain-link fence. \nEXHIBITION OVERVEIW PAGE
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/borders-of-belonging/
LOCATION:224 EcoSpace\, 224 Farmington Ave\, Hartford\, CT\, 06105\, United States
CATEGORIES:What Does it Mean to Be Human?
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T143000
DTSTAMP:20251117T163231Z
CREATED:20250903T163842Z
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SUMMARY:Discovering Stowe
DESCRIPTION:This succinct historical tour focuses on Harriet’s childhood\, her time in Cincinnati\, Ohio\, and the impact of free and enslaved Black people on her life and legacy. This tour moves through the first floor of the Stowe House where we invite guests to learn more about the influence of the abolitionist movement on Stowe’s famous anti-slavery novel\, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/discovering-stowe-30-minute-tour-55/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Stowe Center for Literary Activism":MAILTO:info@stowecenter.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251119T193000
DTSTAMP:20251113T205713Z
CREATED:20250909T161844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T205713Z
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SUMMARY:Stowe Prize Series: The Phillips Manuscript and "James: A Novel"
DESCRIPTION:Free and open to the public\n77 Forest St\, Hartford | Zoom\n6:00 – 7:30 PM EST\, Presentation and audience Q&A\nRiverbend Bookshop: Get a 10% discount our Stowe Prize books! Mention us at check-out or use STOWEFORCHANGE for online purchases.\nWith gratitude to our funders for their support\n\n\nRegister to Attend in Person\nRegister to Attend Virtually\n\nGodfrey L. Simmons Jr.\, Artistic Director of the HartBeat Ensemble\, will stage a dramatic reading of selections of the Phillips Manuscript. Cat White\, Director of Historic Collections at the Stowe Center\, will introduce the project and provide context for each passage. Dr. Camesha Scruggs\, professor at Central Connecticut State University\, will then facilitate a conversation about the manuscript and our Stowe Prize winning novel\, Percival Everett’s James.  \n \nThe Stowe Prize Series continues with a powerful exploration of history\, storytelling\, and the enduring struggle for freedom. \nThis year\, we bring into conversation two remarkable works: the recently discovered Phillips Manuscript\, which documents the extraordinary life of Dr. William H. Phillips\, and Percival Everett’s award-winning novel James. The Phillips Manuscript will be on display at each gathering. \nBorn enslaved in Virginia in 1841\, Dr. Phillips went on to become a nationally respected minister at Shiloh Baptist Church in Philadelphia. His life touches on pivotal events of 19th-century America and illuminates the resilience\, courage\, and intellect of Black Americans before and after emancipation. His story resonates with the themes of Everett’s James\, which reframes the story of Huck Finn through the eyes of Jim. \nTogether\, these works invite us to reflect on the essential question:What is the role of storytelling and narrative in our understanding of history and our current culture?
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/stowe-prize-series-the-phillips-manuscript-and-james-a-novel/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Stowe Prize Series
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SUMMARY:Spirits at Stowe
DESCRIPTION:Spirits at Stowe considers spiritualism as a tool of resistance among radicals and reformers of the 19th century. \nThrough contact with spirits\, radical women claimed authority to speak the unspeakable\, especially the right to full control and autonomy over their own bodies and families. Throughout the tour\, we will delve into the historic\, social\, and political context of the 19th century and explore the role of spiritualism in the lives of reformers\, suffragists\, and Black activists\, including Harriet Jacobs\, Frederick Douglass\, and Harriet Wilson. \nDuring the tour\, the house is “set” to reflect a Spiritualist setting. It takes place later in the evening and is by (electric) candlelight. Participants on the tour will observe and engage with materials and primary sources related to spiritualism\, including a planchette\, spiritualist newspapers\, seance accounts\, and letter excerpts from leading 19th century activists. \nSpirits at Stowe deals with themes such as violence\, sexuality\, and reproductive rights.It is not recommended for children under 13.  \n  \nWhat is spiritualism?  \nBroadly speaking\, spiritualism is the belief that an individual’s awareness persists after death and can be contacted by the living. During Spirits at Stowe\, we discuss the histories of multiple spiritualist traditions in U.S. history\, and how these beliefs helped inspire\, nourish\, and connect politically radical individuals and communities – paying special attention to abolitionism\, women’s rights\, labor rights\, and the intersection among them. \n 
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/spirits-at-stowe-10/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spirits at Stowe
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SUMMARY:Stowe’s Feminist Theology
DESCRIPTION:$20 for admission | $35 for admission plus a copy of the book\n\n\n\n77 Forest St\, Hartford | Zoom\n\n\n\n6:00 – 7:15 PM\, Presentation and audience Q&A\n\n\n\nNo requirement to read the book beforehand!\n\n\n\nRiverbend Bookshop: Get a 10% discount our Stowe Prize books! Mention us at check-out or use STOWEFORCHANGE for online purchases.\n\n\nRegister to Attend in Person\nRegister to Attend Virtually\n\nWe remember Harriet Beecher Stowe as a novelist\, but she was also a prolific and influential writer about religious matters. As editor of Stowe’s religious writings for Oxford University Press\, Claudia Stokes will examine Stowe’s forgotten religious works and will present Stowe as the first feminist theologian. Decades before such landmark works of religious feminism as Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s The Woman’s Bible (1895)\, Stowe sought to highlight the importance of women in scripture and repeatedly depicted the deity as a loving mother. Stowe was the daughter\, wife\, and sister of ministers\, but in her writings she boldly presented Christianity as feminine and female-centered. \n\nDr. Claudia Stokes is Professor of English at Trinity University. She specializes in nineteenth-century American women writers and is currently editing Harriet Beecher Stowe’s religious writings for the Collected Works of Harriet Beecher Stowe\, to be published by Oxford University Press. \n\n \nPRESENTING SPONSORLaura & Barry KorobkinADVOCATING SPONSORKatherine Kane & John KelseySUPPORTING SPONSORFrancine & Stephan Christiansen \n\n\n \nFRIEND SPONSORSMary Ellen & Bob WhiteDiane Pflugrad Foley
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/stowes-feminist-theology/
LOCATION:Stowe Center for Literary Activism\, 77 Forest Street\, Hartford\, CT\, 06106\, United States
CATEGORIES:Who Is Harriet? Series
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SUMMARY:2025 Stowe Prize Registration & Sponsorship
DESCRIPTION:WEDNESDAY\, SEPTEMBER 17\nSTOWE PRIZE CELEBRATION The Mark Twain House & Museum and Immanuel Congregational Church\nThe Stowe Center for Literary Activism is delighted to announce Professor Percival Everett as the 2025 Stowe Prize for Literary Activism winner for his book James: A Novel (Doubleday\, 2024). \nEvent Schedule 5:00 – 6:00 pm Sponsor Reception with Professor Percival Everett | Hal Holbrook Hall\, The Mark Twain House & Museum 5:30 – 6:30 pm Free Social Justice Fair | Fellowship Hall\, Immanuel Congregational Church 6:30 – 8:00 pm Free Public Program | The Sanctuary\, Immanuel Congregational Church \n  \nThe public program celebrating James: A Novel by Percival Everett on September 17\, 2025 will be livestreamed through the Stowe Center’s Facebook page and Instagram page as well as Immanuel Congregational Church’s YouTube channel from 6:30-8:00 PM EST.Busy that night? A recording will be made available on the Stowe Center’s YouTube channel after the event. \n\nSpecial Thanks to Our Sponsors\nLEGACY SPONSOR \n \n  \nSILVER SPONSORS BBE Becky Latimer & Alan Kreczko \n \nBRONZE SPONSORS American Justice ProjectThe Goodwin Hotel Katherine D. Kane & John Kelsey Pat Kenny & Ann Foxen Kenny Liberty BankJudith Lohman & David Reik Robinson+Cole \n \nCIRCLE OF FRIENDS SPONSORSA.M. Communications Solutions\, Inc. Anonymous (2) Barnes Crosskey Architects\, LLC Drs. Booker T. & Elena L. DeVaughnDuBaldo Security Systems\, Inc.Susan & Ned Dunn\, Jr.Fiducient Advisors Fiondella\, Milone & LaSaracina LLP | FMLChristiana N. GianopulosCharles HarvellDr. Joan D. HedrickJennyfer A. Holmes Dave Jenkins Dr. Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar & Jeanna Grimes Ogbar Pue\, Chick\, Leibowitz\, & Blezard LLC River Bend Bookshop Shannon Wegele & Ben Wenograd Smith Brothers Insurance Anne Stanback & Charlotte Kinlock Trinity College UAW Local 2110 \n \nMEDIA SPONSORS \n\n\n \n\n\n\nINTRODUCING THE STOWE PRIZE EVENT SERIES\nWe are delighted to share that the work of Mr. Everett\, and all our Stowe Prize winners\, will now be a part of the work we do all year round. In September 2024\, the Stowe Center launched a new Stowe Prize event series that explores the topic of the selected book from September of that year until the following Stowe Prize celebration. Supporters of the 2025 Stowe Prize will be recognized as sponsors of that series in addition to the reception and public program. \n\n\n 
URL:https://stowecenter.org/event/2025-stowe-prize-registration-sponsorship/
LOCATION:Immanuel Congregational Church\, 10 Woodland Street\, Hartford\, 06105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Stowe Prize for Literary Activism
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