Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Beecher Sisters Genealogy xii
6. 1. Calvinist Childhoods, 1800–1837 1
7. 2. Marriage and Motherhood, 1837–1852 25
8. 3. In the Wake of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, 1852–1859 53
9. 4. Water Cure and Civil War, 1860–1865 77
10. 4. Water Cure and Civil War, 1860–1865 101
11. 6. Suffrage Arguments, 1868–1870 127
12. 7. “Foes in Your Own Household,” 1870–1871 154
13. 8. Free Love and “Mrs. Satan,” 1871–1872 179
14. 9. The Beecher-Tilton Scandal, 1872–1875 205
15. 10. Spiritualism, 1875–1878 232
16. 11. Losses, 1878–1887 259
17. 12. The Board of Lady Managers, 1888–1893 285
18. 13. The Last of the Beechers, 1893–1907 311
19. Abbreviations 339
20. Notes 339
21. Bibliography 369
22. Index 379