The Beecher sisters White, Barbara A. 1942- creator author Cairns Collection of American Women Writers text bibliography biography Biography Biographies Biographies. Biographies. ctu 2003 monographic eng print xiii, 399 pages ; 24 cm "The Beecher sisters - Catharine, Harriet, and Isabella - where three of the most prominent women in nineteenth-century America. Daughters of the famous evangelist Lyman Beecher, they could not follow their father and seven brothers into the ministry. Nonetheless, they carved out pathbreaking careers. Catharine Beecher founded the Hartford Female Seminary and devoted her life to improving women's education. Harriet Beecher Stowe became world famous as the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin. Isabella Beecher Hooker was an outspoken advocate for women's rights." "This book is a joint biography of the sisters, whose lives spanned the full course of the nineteenth century, from the birth of Catharine in 1800 to the death of Isabella in 1907. The book chronicles their careers, their responses to and roles in shaping the major issues of their age, and their relationships with one another - including the jealousies that arose in the wake of the phenomenal success of Uncle Tom's Cabin. The life of Isabella Beecher - who has never been the subject of a biography - is examined in particular detail here. Drawing on little used sources, White explores Isabella's political development and her interactions with her sisters and with prominent people of the time - from Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to Mark Twain." "This book offers a vivid reexamination of these three extraordinary lives and the tumultuous century that they played a significant role in shaping."--Jacket. Calvinist childhoods, 1800-1837 -- Marriage and motherhood, 1837-1852 -- In the wake of Uncle Tom's Cabin -- Water cure and Civil War, 1860-1865 -- The gilded age, 1865-1868 -- Suffrage arguments, 1868-1869 -- "Foes in your own household," 1870-1871 -- Free love and "Mrs. Satan," 1871-1872 -- The Beecher-Tilton scandal, 1872-1875 -- Spiritualism, 1875-1878 -- Losses, 1878-1887 -- The board of lady managers, 1888-1893 -- The last of the Beechers, 1893-1907. Barbara A. White. Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-378) and index. n-us--- Beecher, Catharine Esther 1800-1878 Stowe, Harriet Beecher 1811-1896 Hooker, Isabella Beecher 1822-1907 Perkins, Mary Beecher 1805-1900 Beecher family Beecher, Catharine Esther 1800-1878 Beecher family Hooker, Isabella Beecher 1822-1907 Perkins, Mary Beecher 1805-1900 Stowe, Harriet Beecher 1811-1896 Beecher, Catharine Esther 1800-1878 Stowe, Harriet Beecher 1811-1896 Familie Beecher Stowe, Harriet Beecher Sisters United States Biography Women United States Biography Feminists United States Biography Authors, American 19th century Biography United States Social life and customs 19th century Sœurs États-Unis Biographies Femmes États-Unis Biographies Féministes États-Unis Biographies Écrivains américains 19e siècle Biographies États-Unis Mœurs et coutumes 19e siècle Authors, American Feminists Manners and customs Sisters Women United States Feminismus Geschichte USA 1800-1899 fast CT274.B43 W48 2003 920.72/0973 B 15.85 18.06 8 HT 6675 0300099274 9780300099270 2003010630 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip043/2003010630.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip043/2003010630.html TAG TAGC DLC 030507 20240807184910.0 in00004808527 eng