Project Gutenberg 2016-12-16 Public domain in the USA. 157 Beecher, Catharine Esther 1800 1878 Beecher, Catherine E. (Catherine Esther) Beecher, C. E. (Catherine Esther) Beecher, Catharine E. 08007524 The Duty of American Women to Their Country Produced by Larry B. Harrison and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Duty of American Women to Their Country" by Catharine Esther Beecher is a social commentary written in the mid-19th century. The book discusses the crucial role of women in promoting education and morality in society, arguing that the civic responsibility of women extends to ensuring the intellectual and virtuous upbringing of American children. Beecher warns against the dangers of ignorance and lack of moral training, drawing parallels with historical disasters like the French Revolution to stress the importance of women's influence in nurturing future generations. The opening of the work makes a strong case for reason and virtue as essential for a functioning democracy, framing the text as a call-to-action for women to engage in educational reform. Beecher paints a dire picture of potential societal collapse if women do not take up the mantle of educating the youth and instilling a sense of moral responsibility. By citing examples of violence and chaos from contemporary France, she underscores her argument, urging women to become proactive educators and moral guides to safeguard the future of their nation. This foundational premise sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the role of women in education and public life as the text unfolds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Education Education -- United States Women teachers -- United States LC Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - American Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies Category: Teaching & Education 278014 2025-07-21T11:09:18.218299 text/html 258452 2024-10-23T01:31:05 text/html 146810 2025-07-21T11:09:22.437289 application/epub+zip 146796 2025-07-21T11:09:19.007277 application/epub+zip 146797 2025-07-21T11:09:18.546533 application/epub+zip 237415 2025-07-21T11:09:25.166333 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208900 2025-07-21T11:09:22.002314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209012 2022-09-24T12:26:42.561108 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246076 2025-07-21T11:09:17.820346 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 226173 2024-10-23T01:31:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18407 2025-07-21T11:09:25.299260 application/rdf+xml 10363 2025-07-21T11:09:18.725329 image/jpeg 2160 2025-07-21T11:09:18.681324 image/jpeg 128889 2025-07-21T11:09:18.240350 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia