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Harriet Jacobs, Maria Edgeworth, And Harriet Beecher Stowe: A Comparative Analysis

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Harriet Jacobs, Maria Edgeworth, and Harriet Beecher Stowe all faced socioeconomic conflicts but in different ways. For starters, Harriet Jacobs was born into poverty and slavery in North Carolina. She once stated that “Slavery is terrible for men, but far more terrible for women” she illustrates her struggle and desire to escape. On the contrary, Maria Edgeworth went to school in London but she faced losing her vision at age 3. Similarly to Ms. Edgeworth, Harriet Beecher Stowe went to school to become a writer and ended up writing the piece Uncle Tom’s Cabin which illustrated the struggles of being a
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