Women - Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
12 Jan 2026 at 8:11am
From their unsung labors to society-changing accomplishments, Connecticut?s women have contributed to diversified fields of endeavor.
Catharine Beecher, Champion of Women?s Education
13 Jan 2026 at 5:56pm
Sister to two of the most famous figures of the 19th century?Harriet Beecher Stowe and Henry Ward Beecher?Catharine Esther Beecher achieved fame in her own right as an educator, reformer, and writer.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman - Connecticut History
16 Jan 2026 at 9:10am
By Amy Gagnon Charlotte Perkins Gilman was a noted writer, lecturer, economist, and theorist who fought for women?s domestic rights and women?s suffrage in the early 1900s. Born in Hartford to Frederick Beecher Perkins and Mary Fitch Westcott Perkins, Charlotte Anna Perkins had one brother, Thomas Adie, 14 months her senior. Her great-grandfather on her father?s side was Dr. Lyman ...
Ida Tarbell: The Woman Who Took On Standard Oil
16 Jan 2026 at 8:06am
Ida Tarbell became one of the most famous "muckraking" journalists in 19th century America, thanks largely to her investigation of the Standard Oil Company.
Emmeline Pankhurst?s ?Freedom or Death ... - Connecticut History
13 Jan 2026 at 2:33am
In 1913, a famous British suffragist, Emmeline Pankhurst, gave a powerful and memorable speech on the steps of the Parsons Theater in Hartford.
Abigail Hinman: Heroine of the American Revolution or Legend?
8 Jan 2026 at 9:30pm
The legend itself, however, has become representative of the tenacity and courage of women during the American Revolution. In February of 2020, the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution established the Abigail Hinman Chapter. This 40th chapter in Connecticut is based in Stonington, just 15 miles from Hinman?s home in New London.
Sophia Woodhouse Welles: Wethersfield?s World-Famous Bonnet Maker
14 Jan 2026 at 11:29am
Wethersfield?s Sophia Woodhouse Welles made a name for herself as an inventor and a businesswoman in antebellum America with her bonnets.
Medicine Woman Gladys Tantaquidgeon and Mohegan Cultural Renewal
10 Jan 2026 at 12:28am
Recognizing the need for cultural preservation, the tribal nanus (elder women) began Tantaquidgeon?s training at age five in the medicine practices, sacred sites, and tribal history of her people. Tantaquidgeon would come to embody and perpetuate the Mohegan culture throughout the course of her life. Her Life and Work Gladys and Harold ...
Benjamin Spock: Raising the World?s Children - Connecticut History
15 Jan 2026 at 9:54am
By Andy Piascik When Dr. Benjamin Spock authored The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care in 1946, he became the world?s most famous pediatrician. His book made an immediate impact and, despite heavy criticism from some, remains among the most influential works written on the subject to date. Benjamin Spock Born in New Haven Benjamin Spock was born on May 2, 1903, in New Haven ...
Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
16 Jan 2026 at 3:27am
Stories about the people, traditions, innovations, and events that make up Connecticut's rich history.
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12 Jan 2026 at 8:11am
From their unsung labors to society-changing accomplishments, Connecticut?s women have contributed to diversified fields of endeavor.
Catharine Beecher, Champion of Women?s Education
13 Jan 2026 at 5:56pm
Sister to two of the most famous figures of the 19th century?Harriet Beecher Stowe and Henry Ward Beecher?Catharine Esther Beecher achieved fame in her own right as an educator, reformer, and writer.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman - Connecticut History
16 Jan 2026 at 9:10am
By Amy Gagnon Charlotte Perkins Gilman was a noted writer, lecturer, economist, and theorist who fought for women?s domestic rights and women?s suffrage in the early 1900s. Born in Hartford to Frederick Beecher Perkins and Mary Fitch Westcott Perkins, Charlotte Anna Perkins had one brother, Thomas Adie, 14 months her senior. Her great-grandfather on her father?s side was Dr. Lyman ...
Ida Tarbell: The Woman Who Took On Standard Oil
16 Jan 2026 at 8:06am
Ida Tarbell became one of the most famous "muckraking" journalists in 19th century America, thanks largely to her investigation of the Standard Oil Company.
Emmeline Pankhurst?s ?Freedom or Death ... - Connecticut History
13 Jan 2026 at 2:33am
In 1913, a famous British suffragist, Emmeline Pankhurst, gave a powerful and memorable speech on the steps of the Parsons Theater in Hartford.
Abigail Hinman: Heroine of the American Revolution or Legend?
8 Jan 2026 at 9:30pm
The legend itself, however, has become representative of the tenacity and courage of women during the American Revolution. In February of 2020, the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution established the Abigail Hinman Chapter. This 40th chapter in Connecticut is based in Stonington, just 15 miles from Hinman?s home in New London.
Sophia Woodhouse Welles: Wethersfield?s World-Famous Bonnet Maker
14 Jan 2026 at 11:29am
Wethersfield?s Sophia Woodhouse Welles made a name for herself as an inventor and a businesswoman in antebellum America with her bonnets.
Medicine Woman Gladys Tantaquidgeon and Mohegan Cultural Renewal
10 Jan 2026 at 12:28am
Recognizing the need for cultural preservation, the tribal nanus (elder women) began Tantaquidgeon?s training at age five in the medicine practices, sacred sites, and tribal history of her people. Tantaquidgeon would come to embody and perpetuate the Mohegan culture throughout the course of her life. Her Life and Work Gladys and Harold ...
Benjamin Spock: Raising the World?s Children - Connecticut History
15 Jan 2026 at 9:54am
By Andy Piascik When Dr. Benjamin Spock authored The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care in 1946, he became the world?s most famous pediatrician. His book made an immediate impact and, despite heavy criticism from some, remains among the most influential works written on the subject to date. Benjamin Spock Born in New Haven Benjamin Spock was born on May 2, 1903, in New Haven ...
Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
16 Jan 2026 at 3:27am
Stories about the people, traditions, innovations, and events that make up Connecticut's rich history.
WHAT IS THIS? This is an unscreened compilation of results from several search engines. The sites listed are not necessarily recommended by Surfnetkids.com.
