Live at the National Constitution Center

Women and the American Revolution

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Acclaimed historians Mary Beth Norton, the Mary Donlon Alger Professor Emerita of American History at Cornell University, and Rosemarie Zagarri, distinguished university professor of history at George Mason University, examine how women influenced the political, social, and intellectual currents of the American Revolution. The conversation explores how women’s experiences and contributions deepen and expand our understanding of America’s founding. Julie Silverbrook, chief content and learning officer at the National Constitution Center, moderates.


Resources 

  • Mary Beth Norton, Founding Mothers & Fathers: Gendered Power and the Forming of American Society 
  • Mary Beth Norton, 1774: The Long Year of Revolution 
  • Rosemarie Zagarri, Revolutionary Backlash: Women and Politics in the Early American Republic 
  • Rosemarie Zagarri, “The Declaration’s Grievances Against the King” 


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