Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation

To what extent do the stories offered in Founding Mothers give us an insight into the everyday lives of women in colonial America?

How do Mercy Warren’s actions and attitudes help to reveal the changing roles of women in American society?

George Washington is widely celebrated for his military prowess and statesmanship, but how were Martha Washington’s actions crucial to his success both during and after the Revolutionary War?

To what extent did the Founding Mothers pave the way for future struggles for women’s rights and feminist social change?

In what ways did the women of colonial America show as much commitment to duty as the men who fought in the wars and organized a new government?

How were women’s roles changing in America during the time of the revolution, and in what ways did these changes manifest?

Women’s actions were often quiet and subtle, but to what degree were they essential to the birth of the United States?

Abigail Adams’s prompt to John Adams to “remember the ladies” is often seen as part of a joking exchange between a husband and wife (72). To what degree is this an accurate assessment of the correspondence?