Beecher
Americannoun
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Catharine Esther, 1800–78, U.S. educator: advocated educational rights for women.
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Edward, 1803–95, U.S. clergyman, educator, and abolitionist.
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Henry Ward, 1813–87, U.S. preacher and writer.
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Lyman, 1775–1863, U.S. preacher and theologian (father of Catharine Esther Beecher, Edward Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Henry Ward Beecher).
noun
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He and his classmate Henry Ward Beecher earned money with phrenological demonstrations in Amherst and its neighboring towns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
Beecher argued Zambrano could eventually be granted asylum and “receive a real windfall” if the court were to dismiss with prejudice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
In the days of Beecher, we thought placebo was just in people’s heads—i.e., not a real thing.
From Slate ● Jan. 30, 2026
He met his future wife, Dolores Diane Beecher, at a Salvation Army summer camp.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
Later, after we’d finished our salads, Mr. Tushman made a speech about the importance of supporting the arts at Beecher Prep so the school could continue to nurture the kind of “talent” they’d watched tonight.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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