Harriet Beecher Stowe vs Maria Mitchell
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Compare the life timelines of Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896) and Maria Mitchell (1818–1889) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 71 years, from 1818 to 1889.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896)
- — Born in Litchfield, Connecticut Verified
- — Educated at Hartford Female Seminary Verified
- — Moved to Cincinnati, Ohio Verified
- — Married Calvin Ellis Stowe Verified
- — Moved to Brunswick, Maine Verified
- — Published Uncle Tom's Cabin Verified
- — Published A Key to Uncle Tom's Cabin Verified
- — Toured Britain and Europe as an anti-slavery celebrity Verified
- — Settled in Hartford, Connecticut Verified
- — Died in Hartford, Connecticut Verified
Maria Mitchell (1818–1889)
- — Born on Nantucket, Massachusetts Verified
- — Became librarian of the Nantucket Atheneum Verified
- — Discovered comet C/1847 T1, 'Miss Mitchell's Comet' Verified
- — First woman elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Verified
- — Awarded a gold medal by King Christian VIII of Denmark Verified
- — Hired as a computer for the United States Nautical Almanac Verified
- — Appointed professor of astronomy at Vassar College Verified
- — Co-founded the Association for the Advancement of Women Verified
- — Retired from Vassar College Verified
- — Died in Lynn, Massachusetts Verified