(1800–78), US educator; full name Catherine Esther Beecher. She promoted educational rights for women and founded the American Women's Education Assocation in 1852. She was the sister of Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Definition of Beecher, Catherine in US English:
Beecher, Catherine
proper nounˈbēCHər
(1800–78), US educator; full name Catherine Esther Beecher. She promoted educational rights for women and founded the American Women's Education Assocation in 1852. She was the sister of Henry Ward Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe.