In light of the upcoming holiday, I finished listening to this book in audio. It was so delightful!

I love hearing about our nation’s history in the context of the colonial women who shaped the Revolutionary War. We see/read/hear so little about them in movies and history textbooks. It’s about time a book like this came out. Thanks to Ms. Cokie Roberts for creating such an accessible book. It was published in 2004, twenty years ago, but I didn’t read it until this current week. I finished it yesterday and I’m glad I did. It was worth reading! I give it 5 out of 5 stars.

This book features the following women:

-Abigail Adams

-Deborah Read Franklin

-Eliza Pinckney

-Phyllis Wheatley

-Mery Otis Warren

-Catherine Littlefield Green

-Esther DeBerdt Green

-Martha Washington

Here is a video with the author sharing about some of the women mentioned in the book, at a lecture at Mount Vernon. Ms. Roberts mostly talks about Martha and the history of the Mount Vernon getting restored due to the work of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association. I blogged about that a bit here.) Skip to the beginning at 1:44 where the guy gives an introduction to the series of the lectures. If you want to omit all that, go to 8:10 when Ms. Roberts starts.

You will learn so many interesting factoids from this book, as well as read inspiring quotes. It’s a reminder that women, not just men, served the patriot cause well. We can learn much from their sacrifices. Here’s dear Abigail below speaking up about the sacrifices of women and slaves,

You can probably find this book at your local public library. If your library uses the Libby app, you can find it as an ebook or audiobook there. Or get it in Everand in both formats. Everand is a book lover’s dream! You can get access to unlimited ebooks and audiobooks to download and keep or just listen to once, for one low fee a month, all on your phone in an app. You can also use Everand with a laptop or PC. Go here to learn more!

Cokie has written two other books about women in American history: Ladies of Liberty and Capital Dames. The video below is an encapsulation of all three.