12 Women Who Shaped America: 1619 to 1920

Catharine Beecher, Author and Educator (1x5)

Uitzenddatum: Feb 25, 2022

Catharine Beecher believed in traditional gender roles, but that did not diminish the value of women’s contributions to American life. In seeking to educate a new generation of women to fill the roles of mother, wife, and teacher, she also raised the ire of anti-slavery and women’s rights activists who wanted more for women than domesticity and compliance.