ICW 9-6 Catharine Beecher

Catharine grew up in a religious family.  Her mother died when she was a teenager, so she had to raise her siblings in her mother's place.  She was a strong feminist and believed that women should be educated and be educators.  Even though she thought this, she did not support women gaining rights through politics.  This gives me a better understanding of why she wrote what she did.  In her time, women were taught to appreciate this role, but later women will decide that they want a new challenge.