| LC control no. | n 50008135 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Beecher, Catharine Esther, 1800-1878 |
| Variant(s) | Beecher, Catharine E. (Catharine Esther), 1800-1878 Beecher, Catherine E. (Catherine Esther), 1800-1878 Beecher, Miss (Catharine Esther), 1800-1878 Beecher, C. (Catharine), 1800-1878 Beecher, C. E. (Catherine Esther), 1800-1878 |
| See also | Founded corporate body of person: Hartford Female Seminary (Hartford, Conn.) Founded corporate body of person: American Woman's Educational Association |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1800-09-06 |
| Death date | 1878-05-12 |
| Place of birth | East Hampton (N.Y.) |
| Place of death | Elmira (N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Women--Education Educational change |
| Affiliation | Hartford Female Seminary (Hartford, Conn.) American Woman's Educational Association Western Female Institute Ladies Society for Promoting Education in the West |
| Profession or occupation | Educators Authors Reformers |
| Found in | Her An essay on slavery, 1837. NUCMC data from Indiana Hist. Soc. for Fletcher, C. Papers, 1817-1917 (Catherine E. Beecher) LC database, 6-1-92 (hdg.: Beecher, Catharine Esther, 1800-1878; usage: Catharine Beecher, Catharine Esther Beecher, Catharine E. Beecher, Catherine E. Beecher, Catherine Beecher) DAB (Catharine Esther Beecher, 1800-1878; educator and reformer) WWWA, 1607-1896 (Catharine Esther Beecher) Her Miss Beecher's domestic receipt book, 1855. Her Primary geography for children, 1833: t.p. (C. and H. Beecher, principals of the Western Female Institute) Chronicles of a pioneer school, 1903 via GoogleBooks (Miss C.E. Beecher) Wikipedia, viewed August 25, 2020 (Catharine Esther Beecher (September 6, 1800 - May 12, 1878) was an American educator known for her forthright opinions on female education as well as her vehement support of the many benefits of the incorporation of kindergarten into children's education. Beecher was born September 6, 1800, in East Hampton, New York, the daughter of outspoken religious leader Lyman Beecher and Roxanna (Foote) Beecher. She was the sister of Harriet Beecher Stowe, the 19th century abolitionist and writer most famous for her groundbreaking novel Uncle Tom's Cabin, and of clergymen Henry Ward Beecher and Charles Beecher. In 1823 Beecher opened the Hartford Female Seminary in Hartford, Connecticut, where she taught until 1832. Beecher founded The American Woman's Educational Association in 1852, an organization focused on furthering educational opportunities for women. She also founded the Western Female Institute in Cincinnati (along with her father Lyman) and The Ladies Society for Promoting Education in the West) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catharine_Beecher> Britannica website, viewed August 25, 2020 (Catharine Beecher, in full Catharine Esther Beecher, (born September 6, 1800, East Hampton, New York, U.S.--died May 12, 1878, Elmira, New York), American educator and author who popularized and shaped a conservative ideological movement to both elevate and entrench women's place in the domestic sphere of American culture) <https://www.britannica.com/biography/Catharine-Beecher> |
| National bib agency no. | 1044B4236E |
| Associated language | eng |
| Invalid LCCN | n 92026406 |
| Quality code | nlc |
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