Catharine
Beecher (1800-1878)
Sklar,
Kathryn Kish. Catharine Beecher, a Study in American Domesticity.
New York: Norton, 1973. Published version of a 1969 Michigan
dissertation. A solid study of Beecher's view of domestic economy,
education, religion, theology, and moral philosophy. Beecher's
relationship with her father, Lyman, forms a considerable place
in her life. Her life "reflected the sweep of cultural change
that transformed American life." (from the abstract)
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