From New York Times bestselling author Cokie Roberts comes Ladies
of Liberty a follow up to Founding Mothers in which she examines the
lives and times of the women who have helped shape America.
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them previously unpublished, here are the fascinating and inspiring true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.