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The Beecher sisters /

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: White, Barbara A., 1942-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2003.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.