Beecher Stowe House

Famous quotes containing the words beecher stowe, beecher, stowe and/or house:

    “Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.”
    —Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896)

    “The great want of our race is perfect educators to train new-born minds, who are infallible teachers of what is right and true.”
    —Catherine E. Beecher (1800–1878)

    “A woman’s health is her capital.”
    —Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896)

    “The mortgage is still in our name but, increasingly, the house is theirs. One diaper, one vote.”
    —Fred G. Gosman (20th century)