About
Nineteenth-century American teacher and educational crusader who fought for educational rights for women and also spoke on the value of kindergarten.
Before Fame
She established the Hartford Female Seminary in 1823 and later moved to Ohio to open several frontier schools.
Trivia
In 1852, she founded The American Woman's Educational Association.
Family Life
She was born in East Hampton, New York to Roxanna Foote Beecher and clergyman Lyman Beecher.
Associated With
Her sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe, was a famous novelist and abolitionist.
