Women - Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
5 Feb 2026 at 5:12am
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
6 Feb 2026 at 1:00am
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.
Katharine Houghton Hepburn, A Woman Before Her Time
5 Feb 2026 at 2:13am
This Hartford suffragist and reformer fought for women?s rights in the first half of the 20th century.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman - Connecticut History
6 Feb 2026 at 6:51am
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 ...
Emmeline Pankhurst?s ?Freedom or Death ... - Connecticut History
6 Feb 2026 at 6:08am
In 1913, a famous British suffragist, Emmeline Pankhurst, gave a powerful and memorable speech on the steps of the Parsons Theater in Hartford.
Ida Tarbell: The Woman Who Took On Standard Oil
6 Feb 2026 at 7:12am
Ida Tarbell became one of the most famous "muckraking" journalists in 19th century America, thanks largely to her investigation of the Standard Oil Company.
Sophia Woodhouse Welles: Wethersfield?s World-Famous Bonnet Maker
3 Feb 2026 at 12:38pm
Wethersfield?s Sophia Woodhouse Welles made a name for herself as an inventor and a businesswoman in antebellum America with her bonnets.
Abigail Hinman: Heroine of the American Revolution or Legend?
5 Feb 2026 at 4:46pm
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.
Benjamin Spock: Raising the World?s Children - Connecticut History
5 Feb 2026 at 2:30pm
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 ...
Emma Hart Willard: Leader in Women?s Education
7 Feb 2026 at 2:39am
Berlin-born Emma Hart Willard used her passion for learning to create new educational opportunities for women and foster the growth of the co-ed system.
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5 Feb 2026 at 5:12am
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
6 Feb 2026 at 1:00am
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.
Katharine Houghton Hepburn, A Woman Before Her Time
5 Feb 2026 at 2:13am
This Hartford suffragist and reformer fought for women?s rights in the first half of the 20th century.
Charlotte Perkins Gilman - Connecticut History
6 Feb 2026 at 6:51am
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 ...
Emmeline Pankhurst?s ?Freedom or Death ... - Connecticut History
6 Feb 2026 at 6:08am
In 1913, a famous British suffragist, Emmeline Pankhurst, gave a powerful and memorable speech on the steps of the Parsons Theater in Hartford.
Ida Tarbell: The Woman Who Took On Standard Oil
6 Feb 2026 at 7:12am
Ida Tarbell became one of the most famous "muckraking" journalists in 19th century America, thanks largely to her investigation of the Standard Oil Company.
Sophia Woodhouse Welles: Wethersfield?s World-Famous Bonnet Maker
3 Feb 2026 at 12:38pm
Wethersfield?s Sophia Woodhouse Welles made a name for herself as an inventor and a businesswoman in antebellum America with her bonnets.
Abigail Hinman: Heroine of the American Revolution or Legend?
5 Feb 2026 at 4:46pm
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.
Benjamin Spock: Raising the World?s Children - Connecticut History
5 Feb 2026 at 2:30pm
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 ...
Emma Hart Willard: Leader in Women?s Education
7 Feb 2026 at 2:39am
Berlin-born Emma Hart Willard used her passion for learning to create new educational opportunities for women and foster the growth of the co-ed system.
WHAT IS THIS? This is an unscreened compilation of results from several search engines. The sites listed are not necessarily recommended by Surfnetkids.com.
