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What about the "cult of domesticity"?

This article leaves out a very important - and maybe the dominant - part of Beecher's work: her role as a key figure in the "cult of domesticity." Yes, she advocated for women's education, but her most famous books are far more about women's role in the home. To leave out this part of her life is a gross misrepresentation of what Beecher stood for. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.58.238.152 (talk) 21:33, 30 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Why is this page targeted for vandalism

I can't figure out what it is about this page that makes it such a frequent target for vandalism? I see nothing here that appears to be controversial. So, what's the attraction for all the juvenile idiocy?Aletheia (talk) 17:34, 27 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Clean-Up Request

This article should be filled-out in prose style instead of short lines accented by bullet points. Offchance (talk) 19:03, 1 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I am pretty sure...

...that Catharine Beecher was not the first person to have an "all female orgy." I think this should be deleted from the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.244.81.178 (talk) 16:55, 23 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Women as Educators

The last sentence in the section 'Women as Educators' is an opinion not of Beecher, but of the author of this section. I do not agree that Beecher's work "pushed and transformed teaching" in women's work (I am unsure of what exactly that means), "rather than a profession that women could thrive in". I believe that Beecher pushed and transformed teaching into a profession that would allow women a place in society that included having an independent career. The work conditions were often horrendous, but this was a step in the empowerment of women considering the time period. Thoughts?

Concur wholeheartedly -- Beecher's work was indeed an important move forward that modern-day Americans have trouble appreciating. The sentence in question expresses a POV, and a not very defensible one at that. Before deleting it (which I'm going to do as soon as I sign off here), I was getting ready to open up my own talk section; thanks for saving me that trouble. -- 2603:6081:8004:DD5:497E:E054:AD55:9B4E (talk) 06:22, 13 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: FCS 442 Foundations of Family and Consumer Sciences

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 18 January 2023 and 12 May 2023. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): MiaPerez3, Welovebees, Weloveflowers, Tbbarwelks (article contribs). Peer reviewers: Trschwartz, Igutierrez3, Gpeterson54, KermitTheFrog13, AttackWorm22.

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