Stowe

American  

[stoh] / stoʊ /

noun

1. Harriet (Elizabeth) Beecher, 1811–96, U.S. abolitionist and novelist.

2. a town in N Vermont: ski resort.

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Stowe ¹ British  

/ stəʊ /

noun

1. a mansion near Buckingham in N Buckinghamshire: built and decorated in the 17th and 18th centuries by Vanbrugh, Robert Adam, Grinling Gibbons, and William Kent; formerly the seat of the Dukes of Buckingham; fine landscaped gardens: now occupied by a public school

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Stowe ² British  

/ stəʊ /

noun

1. Harriet Elizabeth Beecher. 1811–96, US writer, whose bestselling novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) contributed to the antislavery cause

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Example Sentences

“Stowe risked her life and the livelihood of her family to write a novel that shook a nation,” says Karen Fisk, executive director of the Stowe Center for Literary Activism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

Mr Stowe, originally from Solihull, escaped barefoot with his wife, son, and two cats at about 04:10 GMT after he woke and heard rushing water "equivalent to the Niagara Falls".

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2025

In Stowe, Vt., a wintertime skiing hub, town manager Charles Safford said the doors are wide open for fall tourists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

“I don’t want to be too Pollyannish, but I always remind people, if you’re living in Vermont, you’re pretty lucky, and if you’re living in Stowe, particularly, you’re really lucky,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln was said to have called the book’s author, Harriet Beecher Stowe, “the little lady that started this great war.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock