MARCH 22:HARRIET BEECHER STOWE'S UNCLE TOM'S CABIN

 harriet beecher stow,a major american writer

*HARRIET BEECHER STOWW(JUN 14,1811,JUL1,1896,A MAJOR AMERICAN WRITER AND ABOLITIONIST,PUBLISHED HER FIRST NOVEL CALLED:UNCLE TOM'S CABIN IN MARCH 20,1852.THE BOOK BECAME A BEST SELLER AND WENT ON TO SELL MORE THAN A MILLION COPIES FOR THE FIRST TIME.THW FEATURE MOVIE ADAPTED FROM UNCLE TPM'S CABIN BECAME A SUCCESS,AS WELL.

*also:MARCH 21,1905:PHYLLIS McGINLEY WAS BORN IN ONTARIO,OREGON.

SHE WON PULITZER PRIZE FOR POETRY WITH HER LIGHT VERSE CELEBRATING SUBURBAN LIFE.SHE ALSO PUBLISHED BOOKS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUN ADULTS.

McGINLEY DIED FEB 22,1978 IN NEW YORK,N.Y.