![]() ![]() 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. ![]() Diaries were also valuable resources.įrom the dust jacket is a well-crafted summary: “Roberts brings us the women who fought the Revolution as valiantly as the men, often defending their very doorsteps. These were letters between husbands and their wives, mothers and their children, and the women themselves, many of whom were friends or at least knew each other. To tell the fascinating story of the wives, daughters, sisters, and mothers of our founding fathers during the years of Revolution and the first decades of this fragile new country, she had to piece together a wide range of sources, many of which consisted of snippets of correspondence. Journalist Cokie Roberts, daughter of Louisiana politicians Hale and Lindy Boggs, combines her sense of a good story-previously untold-with her knowledge of political machinations and impressive commitment to obscure research. Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised A Nationīy Cokie Roberts Reviewed by Elizabeth H. Founding Mothers is a great book to read as part of your Fourth of July celebration. ![]()
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