Catharine Maria Sedgwick, born December 28, 1789 – died July 31, 1867, was an American novelist. December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining, as the final day of July. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Catharine Sedgwick

Born in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of a prosperous lawyer and successful politician who later became a judge of the Massachusetts supreme court. She was sent to study at a finishing school in Boston, and as a young woman she took charge of a school in Lenox. Sedgwick's conversion from Calvinism to Unitarianism led her to write a pamphlet denouncing religious intolerance that evolved into her first novel, A New-England Tale. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Stockbridge is a town located in Berkshire County in Western Massachusetts. ... A finishing school is a private school for girls that emphasizes cultural studies and prepares students especially for social activities. ... Alternative meanings: Boston (disambiguation) The 18th-century Old State House in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries. ... Calvinism is a system of Christian theology advanced by John Calvin, a Protestant Reformer in the 16th century, and further developed by his followers, associates and admirers. ... Historic Unitarianism believed in the oneness of God as opposed to traditional Christian belief in the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). ...

In 1827, her third novel Hope Leslie recounted a dramatic conflict between British colonists and Native Americans. The book earned a large readership and made her one of the most talked-about female novelists of the day. Sedgwick's writings involved American settings, combining patriotism with protestations against Puritan oppressiveness. Her topics would become important to the creation of a national literature enhanced through her detailed descriptions of nature. Although moralistic, Sedgwick created spirited heroines who, as the focal point of her stories, did not conform to the stereotypical conduct of women at the time. In her later work, Married or Single, she put forth the bold idea that women should not marry if it meant they would lose their self-respect. 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A Sioux in traditional dress including war bonnet, circa 1908. ... The Puritans were members of a group of Protestants seeking further reforms or even separation from the established church during the Reformation. ...

Much in demand, from the 1820s to the 1850s Catharine Sedgwick made a good living writing short stories for a variety of periodicals. Following her death in 1867, by the end of the 19th century she had been relegated to near obscurity. Interest in her works and an appreciation of her contribution to American literature was largely stimulated by the advent of low-cost electronic reproductions that became available at the end of the 20th century. Events and Trends Nationalistic independence movements helped reshape the world during this decade: Greece declares independence from the Ottoman Empire (1821). ... Events and Trends Technology Production of steel revolutionised by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman fractionates petroleum by distillation for the first time First transatlantic telegraph cable laid First safety elevator installed by Elisha Otis Science Charles Darwin publishes The Origin of Species, putting forward the theory of evolution... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...

Novels:

• A New-England Tale (1822)
• Redwood (1824)
• Hope Leslie (1827)
• Clarence (1830)
• The Linwoods (1835)
• Married or Single? (1857)