Papers, 1822-1903.
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Beecher family (Lyman Beecher)
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Prominent New England family noted for its contributions in the fields of education, religion, humanitarianism, and literature. From the description of Beecher-Stowe family Additional papers, n.d. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 539585136 African American residents of Hamilton, Ind. From the description of Papers, 1832-1883. (Moorland-Spingarn Resource Center). WorldCat record id: 70938688 William Henry Beecher (1802-1889), theolog...
Lyon, Mary, 1797-1849
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Mary Lyon, educator and founder of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary (now Mount Holyoke College), was born on February 28, 1797, in Buckland, Massachusetts. Her parents were Aaron Lyon, a farmer, and Jemima Shepard Lyon. After her father's death in 1802 and her mother's remarriage 1810, Lyon remained on the family farm as a housekeeper for her brother. She started teaching in 1814 and continued her own education by attending Sanderson Academy in Ashfield, Massachusetts, Amherst (Massachusetts) Acade...
Beecher, Lyman, 1775-1863!
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American preacher and revivalist; also famous as reformer, educator, and central figure in theological controversies; b. in New Haven, Conn.; in 1799 ordained as pastor of the Presbyterian Church in East Hampton, N.Y.; in 1810 accepted the pulpit of the First Congregational Church of Litchfield, Conn., where he attracted large crowds. In 1826 became pastor of the Hanover Street Church in Boston where his reputation for defending orthodoxy against Unitarianism became widespread. During his years ...
Banister, Zilpah P. Grant (Zilpah Polly Grant), 1794-1874
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Zilpah P. Grant Banister was born on May 30, 1794 in Norfolk, Connecticut. In 1820 she enrolled in the Byfield Female Seminary in Masachusetts under Reverend Joseph Emerson. She then taught at various schools around Norfolk until she began organizing the Adams Female Academy in Londonderry, New Hampshire, which opened in 1824. Here she worked as principal with Mary Lyon as her assistant. In 1828 she received an invitation to organize a school in Ipswich, Massachusetts. She remained at Ipswich Fe...
Beecher, Catharine Esther, 1800-1878
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Educator Catharine Esther Beecher, a daughter of Lyman Beecher, was an advocate of education for women and of women teachers. In 1823 she founded the Hartford Female Seminary to educate young women. In 1846, she began a project to send female teachers from the Eastern states to western states and territories, and established training schools for women teachers in several western cities. From the description of Letter, 1847. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 548941345 ...
Beecher, Edward, 1803-1895
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Theologian, abolitionist and author; first president, Illinois College, Jacksonville, Illinois, 1836-1844; one of the founders of Congregationalist, editor-in-chief, 1849-1853; pastor, First Congregational Church, Galesburg, Illinois, 1855-1871. From the description of Letter : Illinois College, [Jacksonville, Ill.], to John F. Brooks or Elisha Jenney, Waverly, Illinois, 1839 Sept. 10. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27045507 ...
