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Catharine Esther Beecher
Birth: 9-6-1800
Death: 5-12-1878
Biography
Mentioned in 18430810FMS_LMW. A member of a prominent activist and religious family, Catharine Esther Beecher was a nineteenth century teacher and writer who promoted equal access to education for women and advocated for their roles as teachers and mothers. Embracing traits associated with femininity such as nurturance, Beecher argued that women were uniquely suited to the moral and intellectual development of children, either as mothers or as educators.
Letter References
Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to Sarah Dare Hance, August 28, 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 1856
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, March 7, 1856
Letter from Frances Alvah Worden Chesebro to Lazette Miller Worden, April 20, 1850
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, February 10, 1843
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Lazette Miller Worden, August 10, 1843
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Biography:
Mentioned in 18430810FMS_LMW. A member of a prominent activist and religious family, Catharine Esther Beecher was a nineteenth century teacher and writer who promoted equal access to education for women and advocated for their roles as teachers and mothers. Embracing traits associated with femininity such as nurturance, Beecher argued that women were uniquely suited to the moral and intellectual development of children, either as mothers or as educators.
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https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/catharine-esther-beecher
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https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/catharine-esther-beecher
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https://connecticuthistory.org/catharine-beecher-champion-of-womens-education/