Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 399 pages) |
Contents |
Calvinist childhoods, 1800-18370 -- 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 |
Summary |
In this joint biography of the Beecher sisters, whose lives spanned the full course of the 19th century, the life of Isabella Beecher is examined in particular detail. It explores Isabella's political development and her interactions with her sisters and with prominent people of the time |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-378) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Beecher, Catharine Esther, 1800-1878.
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Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
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Hooker, Isabella Beecher, 1822-1907.
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Perkins, Mary Beecher, 1805-1900.
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Beecher family.
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SUBJECT |
Beecher, Catharine Esther, 1800-1878 fast |
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Beecher family fast |
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Hooker, Isabella Beecher, 1822-1907 fast |
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Perkins, Mary Beecher, 1805-1900 fast |
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Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896 fast |
Subject |
Sisters -- United States -- Biography
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Women -- United States -- Biography
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Feminists -- United States -- Biography
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Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Women.
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Authors, American
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Feminists
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Manners and customs
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Sisters
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Women
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SUBJECT |
United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140534
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Subject |
United States
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Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780300127638 |
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0300127634 |
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1281741051 |
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9781281741059 |
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