Catharine Beecher
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Education, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Civil Rights, Minority Rights, Minorities, Feminism, Feminists, Women’s Rights, Gender Issues, Sexism
- Curriculum: Women’s History, American History 1816-1855, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877)
Article abstract: In pursuit of higher status and influence for women in the domestic arena, Beecher promoted women’s education, urging professionalization and appreciation of women’s traditional roles.
Early Life
Catharine Esther Beecher was born on September 6, 1800, in East Hampton, Long Island, New York. The eldest of nine children, Catharine was influenced most deeply by her father, Lyman Beecher, a Presbyterian minister descended from a long line of Calvinist colonial ancestors. Her mother, Roxana Ward Beecher, also from a prominent family, was...
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