Founding mothers : the women who raised our nation / Cokie Roberts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roberts, Cokie.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--United States--Biography.

Women.

History.

United States.

Women--Political activity--United States--History--18th century.

Women--Political activity.

Women--Political activity--United States--History--19th century.

Women--United States--History--18th century.

Women--United States--History--19th century.

United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--Biography.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Biography.

United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Women.

United States--History--1783-1815--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xx, 359 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

[New York] : William Morrow, [2004]

Summary:

In "Founding Mothers," Roberts tells the fascinating yet overlooked story of the women who helped create a new nation. While the men were debating the merits of revolution, these women were living it even as the Redcoats landed on their doorsteps.

Contents:

Before 1775: The road to revolution

1775-1776: Independence

1776-1778: War and a nascent nation

1778-1782: Still more war and home-front activism

1782-1787: Peace and diplomacy

1787-1789: Constitution and the first election

After 1789: Raising a nation

Cast of characters.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [289]-348) and index.

ISBN:

0060090251

OCLC:

54365478