- 512 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
In this eye-opening companion volume to her acclaimed history Founding Mothers, number-one New York Times bestselling author and renowned political commentator Cokie Roberts brings to life the extraordinary accomplishments of women who laid the groundwork for a better society. Recounted with insight and humor, and drawing on personal correspondence, private journals, and other primary sources, many of them previously unpublished, here are the fascinating and inspiring true stories of first ladies and freethinkers, educators and explorers. Featuring an exceptional group of women—including Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison, Rebecca Gratz, Louise Livingston, Sacagawea, and others—Ladies of Liberty sheds new light on the generation of heroines, reformers, and visionaries who helped shape our nation, finally giving these extraordinary ladies the recognition they so greatly deserve.
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Table of contents
- Dedication
- Contents
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND AUTHOR’S NOTE
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER ONE: THE PRESIDENCY OF JOHN AND ABIGAIL ADAMS
- CHAPTER TWO: THE FIRST TERM OF THOMAS JEFFERSON AND THE LADIES OF THE PLACE
- CHAPTER THREE: THE SECOND TERM OF THOMAS JEFFERSON AND WOMEN TALKING POLITICS
- CHAPTER FOUR: THE FIRST TERM OF JAMES MADISON AND THE PRESIDENTESS
- CHAPTER FIVE: THE SECOND TERM OF JAMES MADISON AND “THE BRAVEST AMERICAN SOLDIER”
- CHAPTER SIX: THE PRESIDENCY OF JAMES MONROE AND SOME CHARACTERS TO CONTEMPLATE
- RECIPES
- CAST OF CHARACTERS
- NOTES
- PHOTOGRAPH CREDITS
- SEARCHABLE TERMS
- About the Author
- Books by Cokie Roberts
- Credits
- Copyright
- About the Publisher