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History Person of the Day

Catharine Beecher

September 6, 1800- May 12, 1878

Many folks are not aware of this of this interesting lady, foremost because she has such famous family members (Harriet Beecher Stowe, sister, and father Lyman Beecher). But actually, Catharine was probably, in her years, just as famous if not more than her sister. Likened as the "Martha Stewart" of her day, Catharine wrote books on how to maintain the household. However, that was not Catharine's main passion, instead, she was a pioneering advocate of education for women, especially young girls. She saw education as the pathway for young girls to become productive wives and mothers. Catharine opened numerous schools for girls, and promoted education ranging from calisthenics to math. Catharine insisted that society was underestimating the potential of women as the most apt, because of their femininity, to be teachers (It should be remembered that most educators at this point in time were men). Interestingly, Catharine was vehemently against woman suffrage, never had children, and never married.

Cheers, Ms. Beecher

if I was a boy

I'd wear a bow tie, if I was a boy

Four Cups, Four Saucers, Four Dollars

Super Oatmeal Brownies

2/12 cups rolled oats (quick oatmeal)

3/4 cup packed brown sugar

3/4 cup flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup melted butter

1 package brownie mix (including ingredients needed in mix, such as eggs and oil)

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Mix oats, sugar, flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl; stir in butter. Pat oatmeal mixture into the bottom of a greased 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake 10 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare brownie mix as box calls for. Pour brownie mix over the cooled oatmeal bottom. Bake according to directions on box. Cool for at least an hour before cutting.

Good luck!

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Summer Reading List

In His Brother's Shadow: The life of Thomas Ward Custer- Roy Bird

George Armstrong Custer: A Biography- Mark L. Gardner

The Lost Symbol- Dan Brown

Tatanka Iyotanka: a Biography of Sitting Bull- Michael Crummet

The Girl He Left Behind: The Life and Times of Libbie Custer- Suzanne Middendorf Arruda

Counting Coup: Becoming a Crow Chief on the Reservation and Beyond- Joe Medicine Crow

Pride & Prejudice- Jane Austen

Custer's Last Fall: The Native American Side of the Story- David Humphreys Miller

Secret Lives of the First Ladies- Cormac O'Brien

Sense & Sensibility- Jane Austen