Liberty's daughters

By Mary Beth Norton

Subjects: United states, history, revolution, 1775-1783, Women, Femmes, Sources, Histoire, Political activity, Women in politics, Activité politique, Women, united states, history, History

Description: First published in 1980, Liberty's Daughters is widely considered a landmark book on the history of American women and on the Revolution itself. Norton brilliantly portrays a dramatic transformation of women's private lives in the wake of the Revolution. This fascinating human story includes lively anecdotes and revealing details from the personal papers of 450 eighteenth-century families. - Publisher.