June 24, 1813 - Henry Ward Beecher Born

Henry Ward Beecher, brother of Harriet Beecher Stowe, was born on June 24, 1813. As he grew up, Beecher felt a call to ministry and became a Congregationalist minister. He then used his position at the pulpit to advocate for social change, with his main focuses being the abolition of slavery and the fight for women’s suffrage. Abraham Lincoln even sent him to Europe to campaign for the abolition of slavery there as well.