ESP
's father, Austin Phelps
, was the son of a revivalist preacher and later became a clergyman in Boston. Uncomfortable with his pastorate, he assumed the position of professor of theology at Andover Theological Seminary
Instructor
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
The only daughter in a family of boys, ESP
credited her father
for her intellectual development: He was my climate. As soon as I began to think, I began to reverence thought and study and...
politics
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
She continued to engage in feminist advocacy work despite her father's strong opposition, and that of her community: It is almost impossible to understand, now, what it meant when I was twenty-five, for a young...
Textual Production
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
ESP
published a tribute to her father (had died the year before): Austin Phelps
: A Memoir.
Kessler, Carol Farley. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. Twayne, 1982.