Stowe on the Go Experiences

Explore impactful, immersive programs designed to educate, inspire, and promote meaningful conversations.

Our Offerings

Base Experience Packages

One 2-hour experience.
Three 2-hour experiences over 1-2 months.
Six 2-hour experiences over 3–6 months.

Includes:

Two consultation sessions to tailor the experience.
A follow-up session with data insights and success evaluation.

Featured Experiences

Words are Powerful

Explore the impact of word choice on perceptions and social justice.
Key Takeaways:

Recognize the power of language.
Engage critically with media and everyday sources.
Use your words to foster equity and justice.

Words Make the World

Learn about sharing authority and responsibility using historical literary activism stories.
Key Components:

Reflect on authority and responsibility.
Speak on behalf of others ethically.
Build plans for organizational equity.

Common Ground for Common Good

Develop tools to navigate differing perspectives and build understanding.
Highlights:

Explore neutrality and radicalism through history.
Situate personal views in the current political landscape.
Gain skills for engaging diverse perspectives.

Optional Toolkit Add-Ons Available.

Add-Ons

Custom-made experiences tailored to your organization’s specific needs.
Contextual and historical research to enhance the experience.

Specialized Workshops

Facilitation services for guided collaborative discussions.
Literary Activism Lecture: The impact of language on social justice.
A Taste of SotG: Exploring labels and language through historical documents.
Archival Research: Hands-on lessons and professional insights.
Into the Archives: Engaging with primary documents for deeper learning.

EqualiTeas

An intimate gathering for 8–12 guests. Choose from:

Bring History Home: A historical tour from the comfort of your home.
- Spiritualism As Resistance
- When We Don’t See the Signs
Invite Us to Facilitate: Guided discussion to build connections.

Looking to Gift This Experience?

Gift vouchers available!

Contact Us

Ready to bring Stowe on the Go to your organization?
Email us directly at MPena@StoweCenter.org.

School Group Interest Form

School Group Interest Form 2024

Thank you so much for your interest in a group tour at the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center! Please help us schedule your visit by answering the questions below.

School name:

Please suggest three dates and times when your group would like to visit. (Note: the Stowe Center is closed on Sunday and Tuesday.)

Contact Teacher Name:

Contact Teacher Email:(Required)

Contact Teacher Phone Number:(Required)

Number of students expected to attend:(Required)

Please enter a number from 8 to 40.

Please identify the grade level(s) of attending students:(Required)

Likely number of chaperones (including other teachers):

The Stowe Center requires one adult per every 10 students.

Are there special student, teacher, or chaperone accommodations that can help us serve you best?

Do you plan to have lunch on site?

Yes, please.

No, thank you.

Are you interested in scheduling a joint visit with our neighbor, The Mark Twain House and Museum?

Yes, please

No, thank you.

If yes, have you already contacted The Mark Twain House?

Yes

Adult Group Interest Form

Group Tour Interest Form 2022

Thank you so much for your interest in a group tour at the Harriet Beecher Stowe Center! Please help us schedule your visit by answering the questions below.

Group Name:

Name of Primary Contact:(Required)

Contact Email:(Required)

Contact Phone Number:(Required)

What date would you like to visit? (The Stowe Center typically books group tours for Thursday through Sunday visits.)

Expected number of visitors:(Required)

Please enter a number from 20 to 42.

Please indicate the number of adults, seniors, and children expected in your group:

Are there special accommodations that can help us serve you best?

Are you interested in a joint visit with our neighbor, The Mark Twain House and Museum?

Yes, please.

No, thank you.

If yes, have you already contacted The Mark Twain House?

Yes

Isabella Beecher Hooker

Isabella Holmes Beecher Hooker (1822-1907)
An ardent member of the woman’s suffrage movement, Isabella Holmes Beecher Hooker joined in the cause along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony.

Isabella was the first child of Lyman Beecher and his second wife, Harriet Porter Beecher.

Isabella began her education at Catharine Beecher’s Hartford Female Seminary and lived with her sister Mary Perkins. In 1841 she married John Hooker, a descendant of Thomas Hooker, the founder of Hartford. John Hooker was a lawyer and an abolitionist.

In the early 1860s Isabella got involved in the woman’s suffrage movement. Isabella joined Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony as a member of the National Woman’s Suffrage Association in 1869. She was a founding member of the Connecticut Woman’s Suffrage Association. Isabella’s ideas of equality were influenced by John Stuart Mills’ On Liberty and the Subjection of Women.

In 1871, Isabella organized the annual convention of the National Woman’s Suffrage Association in Washington D.C. and presented her argument before the Committee on the Judiciary of the United States Senate. Her husband, John Hooker, believed in his wife and supported her activities. He helped Isabella draft a bill to the Connecticut Legislature giving married women the same property rights as their husbands. The bill passed in 1877. Isabella annually submitted a bill granting women the right to vote, but it did not pass in her lifetime.