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present comments on her behalf. Queen Victoria was eager to meet the famous author, but was urged by advisors not to receive such a
controversial figure. Instead, as Stowe's sister Mary related in a letter, the Queen arranged to pass Stowe's carriage on the road, so the two women
could silently nod to each other. Stowe's three European tours brought her similar acclaim. She was welcomed by expatriot American writers in Italy
and forged long term friendships. The power of her celebrity and influence made other social reform groups appeal for her support. Sometimes she
agreed, as when she contributed editorials to the New York newspaper, The Independent, or sent items to antislavery fundraising fairs. Other times
she declined, as when she refused Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony's request to edit their women's suffrage newspaper The
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