Catharine Beecher av Cindy R. (Lehman College CUNY.) Lobel, Laura J. (Bellarmine University USA.) Ping

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<P><EM>Catharine Beecher: The Complexity of Gender in Nineteenth-Century America</EM> investigates how the life of education reformer Catharine Beecher is a lens through which to understand the cultural changes of the nineteenth century.</P><P>Catharine Beecher''s writings outlined a unique domestic role for women just as urbanization and industrialization were limiting their social influence. By arguing that gender differences were a strength, Beecher empowered middle-class women to embrace domestic duties. This book contextualizes Beecher''s life against the major changes that occurred during the first three-quarters of the nineteenth century. By looking at Beecher''s writings and anecdotes from her life, this book offers insight into her personality and how her career shaped the culture of femininity. Students and the general reader will find this a powerful and insightful introduction to Catharine Beecher, her work, and legacy.</P><P>About the Lives of American Women series: select