Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation1

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Fagan reviews Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation by Cokie Roberts.

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Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation1

FOUNDING MOTHERS: THE WOMEN WHO RAISED OUR NATION1

Women ventured into all kinds of spheres. They went with [S]oldiers to camp. They served as spies. They organized boycotts of British goods. They raised money for the troops. They petitioned the government. As the Daughters of Liberty, they formed a formidable force. They defended their homesteads alone as their husbands hid out, marked men with a price on their heads. The generals on both sides of the Revolutionary Way marveled at the strength of the women.3

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"Drawing upon personal correspondence, private journals, and even favorite recipes,"4 the author, Cokie Roberts, reveals the many "founding mothers" who helped shape the American R...

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