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In Founding Mothers, Cokie Roberts paid homage to the heroic women whose patriotism and sacrifice helped create a new nation. Now the number one New York Times bestselling author and renowned political commentator-praised in USA Today as a "custodian of time-honored values"-continues the story of early America's influential women with Ladies of Liberty. In her "delightfully intimate and confiding" style (Publishers Weekly), Roberts presents a colorful blend of biographical portraits and behind-the-scenes vignettes chronicling women's public roles and private responsibilities. Recounted with the insight and humor of an expert storyteller and drawing on personal correspondence, private journals, and other primary sources-many of them previously unpublished-Roberts brings to life the extraordinary accomplishments of women who laid the groundwork for a better society. Almost every quotation here is written by a woman, to a woman, or about a woman. From first ladies to freethinkers, educators to explorers, this exceptional group includes Abigail Adams, Margaret Bayard Smith, Martha Jefferson, Dolley Madison, Elizabeth Monroe, Louisa Catherine Adams, Eliza Hamilton, Theodosia Burr, Rebecca Gratz, Louisa Livingston, Rosalie Calvert, Sacajawea, and others. In a much-needed addition to the shelves of Founding Father literature, Roberts sheds new light on the generation of heroines, reformers, and visionaries who helped shape our nation, giving these ladies of liberty the recognition they so greatly deserve.Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100061227250
ISBN-139780061227257
eBay Product ID (ePID)56956474
Product Key Features
Publication Year2008
TopicUnited States / State & Local / General, Women's Studies, United States / General
Book TitleLadies of Liberty CD : the Women Who Shaped Our Nation
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistory, Social Science
AuthorCokie Roberts
Dimensions
Item Height1.5in.
Item Length5.7in.
Item Weight9.2 Oz
Item Width5.2in.
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Edition DescriptionUnabridged Edition,Abridged Edition