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Catherine Esther Beecher was born on September 6, 1800 in East Hampton, New York; the daughter of outspoken religious leader Lyman Beecher. She became renowned for her forthright opinions on women’s education and support of kindergarten as a way to inspire young minds. In 1823 she opened the Hartford Female Seminary, where she taught until 1831. She became engaged to Professor Alexander Fisher of Yale University, but he died before the wedding was to take place and she remained single throughout her life.
She may have been the sister of Harriet Beecher-Stowe, well known author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, but did not live in her shadow; leaving her own mark on the world. |
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