Caroline Lee Hentz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Caroline Lee Hentz

American author and educator

Date of Birth: 01-Jun-1800

Place of Birth: Lancaster, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 11-Feb-1856

Profession: writer, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Caroline Lee Whiting Hentz (June 1, 1800, Lancaster, Massachusetts – February 11, 1856, Marianna, Florida) was an American novelist and author, most noted for her opposition to the abolitionist movement and her widely read The Planter's Northern Bride, a rebuttal to Harriet Beecher Stowe's popular anti-slavery book, Uncle Tom's Cabin.
She was a major literary figure in her day, and helped advance women's fiction.