| Description |
xiii, 399 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-378) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| 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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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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United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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| ISBN |
0300099274 (alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
UKM bA3V0275 |
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