Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation

With Independence Day just around the corner, join MOTHERS, the Mothers of the Revolution, and the Daughters of Liberty to explore Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation by Cokie Roberts.
She explores the story of early America's influential women with a colorful blend of biographical portraits and behind-the-scenes vignettes chronicling the public roles and private responsibilities of women who laid the groundwork for a better society - from first ladies to freethinkers, and educators to explorers.

Read the introduction and browse inside the book, Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation at the ABC News website.

Read an excerpt of Chapter One: The Presidency of John and Abigail Adams 1797-1801 at the Denver Post website.