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1776: The women behind the American Constitution
Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation
What you need to know before your trail
While much has been written about the men who signed the Declaration of Independence, battled the British, and framed the Constitution, the wives, mothers, sisters and daughters they left behind have been little noticed by history.
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The women behind the American Constitution
Cokie Roberts brings us women who fought the Revolution as valiantly as the men, often defending their very doorsteps. Drawing upon personal correspondence, private journals, and even favoured recipes, Roberts reveals the often surprising stories of these fascinating women, bringing to life the everyday trials and extraordinary triumphs of individuals like Abigail Adams, Mercy Otis Warren, Deborah Read Franklin, Eliza Pinckney, Catherine Littlefield Green, Esther DeBerdt Reed and Martha Washington–proving that without our exemplary women, the new country might have never survived.
The women behind American Independence
1. Abigail Adams, America’s first voice for Women’s Rights 2. Mary Barlett 3. Esther Burr 4. Lydia Darragh 5. Elizabeth Ellet
6. Deborah Read Franklin 7. Sally Franklin 8. Elizabeth Freeman 9. Emily Geiger
10. Mary Katherine Goddard 11. Catherine Raye Greene 12. Kitty Greene 13. Anne Gwinnett 14. Betsey Hamilton
15. Nancy Hart 16. Harriott Horry 17. Lucy Flukner Knox 18. Sarah Livingston Jay 19. Martha Jefferson 20. Martha Laurens
21. Sybil Luddington 22. Catherine Macaulay 23. Dolly Madison, an American icon for 2 decades 24. Francis Marion
25. Jane Franklin Mecom 26. Rebecca Motte 27. Sarah Osborne 28. Eliza Lucas Pinckney 29. Molly Pitcher 30. Sarah Prince 31. Jane Randolph
32. Esther DeBerdt Reed 33. Betsy Ross 34. Deborah Sampson 35. Elizabeth Schuyler 36. Annis Boudinot Stockton 37. Mercy Otis Warren
38. Martha Washington 39. Phillis Wheatley 40. Hannah Winthrop
Abigail Adams Birthplace
Abigail Adams was the wife and closest advisor of John Adams, as well as the mother of John Quincy Adams. She is sometimes considered to have been a Founder of the United States, and is now designated as the first Second Lady and second First Lady of the United States
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation
Destination/location: USA Author/guide: Cokie Roberts Departure Time: 1776
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