| Description |
xx, 359 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. Before 1775 : the road to revolution -- Ch. 2. 1775-1776 : independence -- Ch. 3. 1776-1778 : war and a nascent nation -- Ch. 4. 1778-1782 : still more war and home-front activism -- Ch. 5. 1782-1787 : peace and diplomacy -- Ch. 6. 1787-1789 : constitution and the first election -- Ch. 7. After 1789 : raising a nation |
| Summary |
"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. Roberts brings us the women who fought the Revolution as valiantly as the men, often defending their very doorsteps. While the men went off to war or to Congress, the women managed their businesses, raised their children, provided them with political advice, and made it possible for the men to do what they did. The behind-the-scenes influence of these women - and their sometimes very public activities - as intelligent and pervasive." |
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"Drawing upon personal correspondence, private journals, and even favored 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 never have survived."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Women -- United States -- Biography.
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Women -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
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Women -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Women -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
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Women -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Biography.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100189
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Biography.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140143
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140139 -- Women.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006249
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United States -- History -- 1783-1815 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140185 -- Biography.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99001237
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| LC no. |
2004042873 |
| ISBN |
0060090251 alkaline paper |
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