stowe | (n) United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists' cause (1811-1896), Syn. Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe, Harriet Beecher Stowe |
tubman | (n) United States abolitionist born a slave on a plantation in Maryland and became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad leading other slaves to freedom in the North (1820-1913), Syn. Harriet Tubman |
wilson | (n) author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870), Syn. Harriet Wilson |