Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1986.
Daughter of private sector religion exponent Lyman Beecher (1775-1863),
brother of famous Presbyterian minister and abolitionist Henry Ward
Beecher (1813-1817), and grandaunt of early feminist leader Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
Pictured on a 75¢ USA postage stamp in the Distinguished American
series, issued 13 June 2007.
Inducted into the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame in 1994 (inaugural class).