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From #1Ā New York TimesĀ bestselling author Cokie Roberts comesĀ New York TimesĀ bestseller Founding Mothers, an intimate and illuminating look at the fervently patriotic and passionate women whose tireless pursuits on behalf of their familiesāand their countryāproved just as crucial to the forging of a new nation as theā¦
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I love reading about women from the past who asserted themselves in a world where there was little was expected from them besides obedience to the men in their lives. FoundingĀ Mothers is a story of influential women prior to and after the American Revolution, with many quotes from personal correspondence, from Abigail Adams to Martha Washington. Not only do we read of the activities in which they participated, including births and deaths of their own children, but the emotions that kept them company as well. Touching on the lives of those less renowned as well, Founding Mothers is aā¦
From Ida's list on everyday life in the Southern colonies.
āI desire you would Remember the Ladies,ā Abigail Adams wrote to her husband John. This well-researched examination of womenās participation in the war alerts readers to another dimension of the Revolution. Proud, assertive women fought the Revolution on many fronts, not the least being to maintain the homes of the men who went off to battle. Their immense contribution has too often been ignored. Journalist Cokie Roberts gave us a readable, eye-opening book that sheds important new light on the Revolution as a whole.
From Jack's list on the American Revolutionary War from five different perspectives.
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