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Mother Of Revolution

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Abigail Adams is known for her memberble statement that she wrote to her husband requesting him to remember the ladies and favorable to them. Berkin tells the unknown heroine stories of the great women whom helped shape the triumphant independence of America. The women beyond our times were more than just the housewife, mother and baby-breeders- on the exact contrary, these women were much more active members in the great societal happenings of 1775-1783, you know that period of the great glorious revolutions across the world? America has natural born heroine's who's great contributions to our democratic land cannot be denied. It was a Woman's hands who sewed our stripes and stars! A President's Wife who nurtures' our peoples common needs! And a Woman's voice that showed the world slavery was inhumane! Our American Mother's of the Revolution- Hear them roar! Women who became the bread winners for their families'; while husbands' went off to war, Wives of famous philosophers and thinkers in history, and Mother's of legendary soldiers. American Women who fought for equal rights and religious tolerance, held beliefs in expanding virtual horizons, displaying enormous passions for their struggles to independence . These great women beyond our times did not stop at the boundaries that men give them but pushed through these boundaries that made a mark in history. Carol Berkins moves past the stories of acquainted patriot women, Berkin find series of events after events through the eyes of the great women mentioning their experiences in the book during the Revolutionary period. Despite a lack of lawful and social liberties, including the right to own property and receive a proper education push through this era of ignorance and made it known but they paved the way for the future women libertarian.

The women of the revolutionary period did not keep quiet about the unjustified exploit caused by England control over America, but voiced their opinion, took controll over these unpardonable matters and paved the way for the women in the future who wanted to be heard. The women of this era was encourage to not voice their opinion but was told to keep quiet of the unlawful matters that were disturbing during these times. Women of this era were kept uneducated, as Winthop stated "their brains are not equte to handle important knowledge. Religiously a women main purpose was to serve her husband and beer children and during this era men took this role of women very seriously, demining their intelligent and excusing their opinion.

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