HOOKER, Mrs. Isabella Beecher

Isabella Beecher Hooker, a member of the famous Beecher family, was born in Litchfield, CT on February 22, 1822.  She was the youngest daughter of Lyman Beecher.  Her family moved to Boston, MA and later to Cincinnati, OH.

Isabella married John Hooker on August 5, 1841 and became the mother of four children.  The Hookers lived in Farmington, CT until 1851, when they moved to Hartford, CT.

In August of 1869, Isabella spoke at the Woman's Convention in Newport, Rhode Island, alongside Elizabeth Cady Stanton and other women.  As a member of the National Woman Suffrage Association and the New England Woman's Suffrage Association, as well as being president of the Connecticut Woman Suffrage Association, Isabella gave many speeches on behalf of women's rights.  She also was a writer who contributed to Putnam's Monthly.  

In addition to Catharine Esther Beecher, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Edward Beecher, Henry Ward Beecher, and her other siblings, Isabella's personal network included Ella Bagnell Kendrick and Lucy Stone.

New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]), January 26, 1907, Page 7, Image 7   Obituary