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Title: Daughters of the Puritans: A Group of Brief Biographies

Note: Reading ease score: 67.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Contents: Catharine Maria Sedgwick, 1789-1867 -- Mary Lovell Ware, 1798-1849 -- Lydia Maria Child, 1802-1880 -- Dorothea Lynde Dix, 1802-1887 -- Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli, 1810-1850 -- Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1811-1896 -- Louisa May Alcott, 1832-1888.

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Summary: "Daughters of the Puritans: A Group of Brief Biographies" by Seth Curtis Beach is a collection of biographical sketches written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on the lives and contributions of significant women from America’s Puritan heritage, shedding light on their roles and influence during a transformative era in American history. This work highlights prominent figures such as Catharine Maria Sedgwick and Lydia Maria Child, exploring their literary and social contributions as well as their personal struggles and triumphs. At the start of the biography, the author introduces Catharine Maria Sedgwick, emphasizing her prominence in American literature during the first half of the 19th century. The narrative delves into Sedgwick's family background, detailing her father’s rise from humble beginnings to a distinguished career as a judge and politician. It also illustrates the nurturing environment that shaped Sedgwick's character and intellect, highlighting her connections to key societal figures and her early literary pursuits, which later established her as a prominent female voice in a male-dominated literary world. The opening chapters effectively set the stage for examining not only Sedgwick's life but also the broader context of the women's experiences during the Puritan era. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Beach, Seth Curtis, 1837-1932

EBook No.: 25582

Published: May 24, 2008

Downloads: 58

Language: English

Subject: Sedgwick, Catharine Maria, 1789-1867

Subject: Ware, Mary L. (Mary Lovell), 1798-1849

Subject: Child, Lydia Maria Francis, 1802-1880

Subject: Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887

Subject: Fuller, Margaret, 1810-1850

Subject: Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896

Subject: Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888

Subject: Women -- New England -- Biography

LoCC: History: Biography

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

urn:gutenberg:25582:2 2008-05-24T00:00:00+00:00 Public domain in the USA. Beach, Seth Curtis en 1
2024-11-05T21:17:39Z Daughters of the Puritans: A Group of Brief Biographies

This edition has images.

Title: Daughters of the Puritans: A Group of Brief Biographies

Note: Reading ease score: 67.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Contents: Catharine Maria Sedgwick, 1789-1867 -- Mary Lovell Ware, 1798-1849 -- Lydia Maria Child, 1802-1880 -- Dorothea Lynde Dix, 1802-1887 -- Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli, 1810-1850 -- Harriet Beecher Stowe, 1811-1896 -- Louisa May Alcott, 1832-1888.

Credits: Produced by Suzanne Shell, Chris Logan and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net

Summary: "Daughters of the Puritans: A Group of Brief Biographies" by Seth Curtis Beach is a collection of biographical sketches written in the early 20th century. The book focuses on the lives and contributions of significant women from America’s Puritan heritage, shedding light on their roles and influence during a transformative era in American history. This work highlights prominent figures such as Catharine Maria Sedgwick and Lydia Maria Child, exploring their literary and social contributions as well as their personal struggles and triumphs. At the start of the biography, the author introduces Catharine Maria Sedgwick, emphasizing her prominence in American literature during the first half of the 19th century. The narrative delves into Sedgwick's family background, detailing her father’s rise from humble beginnings to a distinguished career as a judge and politician. It also illustrates the nurturing environment that shaped Sedgwick's character and intellect, highlighting her connections to key societal figures and her early literary pursuits, which later established her as a prominent female voice in a male-dominated literary world. The opening chapters effectively set the stage for examining not only Sedgwick's life but also the broader context of the women's experiences during the Puritan era. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Beach, Seth Curtis, 1837-1932

EBook No.: 25582

Published: May 24, 2008

Downloads: 58

Language: English

Subject: Sedgwick, Catharine Maria, 1789-1867

Subject: Ware, Mary L. (Mary Lovell), 1798-1849

Subject: Child, Lydia Maria Francis, 1802-1880

Subject: Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887

Subject: Fuller, Margaret, 1810-1850

Subject: Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896

Subject: Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888

Subject: Women -- New England -- Biography

LoCC: History: Biography

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

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