false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1256044094m/306357.jpg 306357 5 <p> In <i>Founding Mothers</i>, Cokie Roberts paid homage to the heroic women whose patriotism and sacrifice helped create a new nation. Now the number one <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author and renowned political commentator&#8212;praised in <i>USA Today</i> as a "custodian of time-honored values"&#8212;continues the story of early America's influential women with <i>Ladies of Liberty</i>. In her "delightfully intimate and confiding" style (<i>Publishers Weekly</i>), Roberts presents a colorful blend of biographical portraits and behind-the-scenes vignettes chronicling women's public roles and private responsibilities. </p> <p> Recounted with the insight and humor of an expert storyteller and drawing on personal correspondence, private journals, and other primary sources&#8212;many of them previously unpublished&#8212;Roberts brings to life the extraordinary accomplishments of women who laid the groundwork for a better society.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. </p> 297341 8 4 2008 Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation total:287|5:52|4:122|3:83|2:23|1:7| 287 1050 736 97 4 1 false false Fri Aug 08 10:43:01 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 11:15:58 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed May 07 16:16:28 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 16:24:42 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Oct 06 12:11:38 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 12:17:23 -0700 2008 I did learn about one woman, who is mentioned in the book, that I have since decided to greatly admire: Isabella Marshall Graham, who began the first orphanages...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 25 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 20:55:22 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 21:03:01 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 06 17:03:23 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 17:04:05 -0800 2009
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