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
Jeremy Keller Beecher told the judge the prosecution team’s efforts to undo Zambrano’s detention “were unsuccessful.”
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
Bruins rookie Jonny Beecher scored on his first career postseason shot on goal to give the Bruins a 1-0 lead less than three minutes in.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2024
Theodore Tilton was fired from the Independent, so he moved to Europe, where he was offered a job at the Golden Age, a new magazine funded by his nemesis Henry Ward Beecher.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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