Women's Letters: America from the Revolutionary War to the Present by Stephen J.

Description: Women's Letters by Stephen J. Adler, Lisa Grunwald, Jacqueline Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, Rachel Revere Historical events of the last three centuries come alive through these women's singular correspondences—often their only form of public expression. In 1775, Rachel Revere tries to send financial aid to her husband, Paul, in a note that is confiscated by the British; First Lady Dolley Madison tells her sister about rescuing George Washington's portrait during the War of 1812; one week after JFK's assassination, Jacqueline Kennedy pens a heartfelt letter to Nikita Khrushchev; and on September 12, 2001, a schoolgirl writes a note of thanks to aNew York City firefighter, asking him, "Were you afraid?"The letters gathered here also offer fresh insight into the personal milestones in women's lives. Here is a mid-nineteenth-century missionary describing a mastectomy performed without anesthesia; Marilyn Monroe asking her doctor to spare her ovaries in a handwritten note she taped to her stomach before appendix surgery; an eighteen-year-old telling her mother about her decision to have an abortion the year after Roe v. Wade; and a woman writing to her parents and in-laws about adopting a Chinese baby.With more than 400 letters and over 100 stunning photographs, Women's Letters is a work of astonishing breadth and scope, and a remarkable testament to the women who lived-and made-history."From the Hardcover edition." FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Historical events of the last three centuries come alive through these womens singular correspondences—often their only form of public expression. In 1775, Rachel Revere tries to send financial aid to her husband, Paul, in a note that is confiscated by the British; First Lady Dolley Madison tells her sister about rescuing George Washingtons portrait during the War of 1812; one week after JFKs assassination, Jacqueline Kennedy pens a heartfelt letter to Nikita Khrushchev; and on September 12, 2001, a schoolgirl writes a note of thanks to a New York City firefighter, asking him, "Were you afraid?"The letters gathered here also offer fresh insight into the personal milestones in womens lives. Here is a mid-nineteenth-century missionary describing a mastectomy performed without anesthesia; Marilyn Monroe asking her doctor to spare her ovaries in a handwritten note she taped to her stomach before appendix surgery; an eighteen-year-old telling her mother about her decision to have an abortion the year after Roe v. Wade; and a woman writing to her parents and in-laws about adopting a Chinese baby.With more than 400 letters and over 100 stunning photographs, Womens Letters is a work of astonishing breadth and scope, and a remarkable testament to the women who lived–and made–history. Author Biography Lisa Grunwald is the author of seven novels, including Time After Time, The Irresistible Henry House, and The Theory of Everything. Along with her husband, former Reuters editor-in-chief Stephen Adler, she edited the anthologies The Marriage Book, Womens Letters, and Letters of the Century. Grunwald is an occasional essayist and runs a side hustle called ProcrastinationArts, where she sells the other things she makes with pencils and paper. She lives in New York City. Stephen J. Adler is editor in chief of Business Week magazine and author of The Jury: Trial and Error in the American Courtroom. Grunwald and Adler live with their two children in New York City. Review "An almost panoramic look at our history and culture through the eyes of American women."—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel"A delightful collection of belles letters in the most literal sense of the term, and a worthy successor to the editors previous volume [Letters of the Century]."—Publishers Weekly"Whether as a rich primary source or simply an illuminating read, Womens Letters is.... sure to be required reading not just for devotees of womens history or the fine art of letter writing but also for surveying the broad scope of American history itself."—Library Journal "These 400 letters chronicle the changes in womens status even as their personal lives continue to revolve around family and friends, telling the stories of their lives and the life of the nation with incredible breadth and depth."—Booklist, starred review "Womens Letters ranges far and wide, both across the country and across the landscape of experience.... Reading the personal, unfiltered words of so many women through the centuries spurs a much more intimate connection with the past—and a better understanding of it—than most college textbooks can. Too bad "Womens Letters" wasnt around when we were trudging across the dry terrain of American History 101."—Minneapolis Star Tribune Review Quote " An almost panoramic look at our history and culture through the eyes of American women."- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "A delightful collection of belles letters in the most literal sense of the term, and a worthy successor to the editors previous volume [ Letters of the Century ]."- Publishers Weekly "Whether as a rich primary source or simply an illuminating read, Womens Letters is.... sure to be required reading not just for devotees of womens history or the fine art of letter writing but also for surveying the broad scope of American history itself."- Library Journal "These 400 letters chronicle the changes in womens status even as their personal lives continue to revolve around family and friends, telling the stories of their lives and the life of the nation with incredible breadth and depth."- Booklist, starred review " Womens Letters ranges far and wide, both across the country and across the landscape of experience.... Reading the personal, unfiltered words of so many women through the centuries spurs a much more intimate connection with the past-and a better understanding of it-than most college textbooks can. Too bad "Womens Letters" wasnt around when we were trudging across the dry terrain of American History 101."- Minneapolis Star Tribune From the Hardcover edition. Excerpt from Book Revolution 1775-1799 I hear by Captn Wm Riley news that makes me very Sorry for he Says you proved a Grand Coward when the fight was at Bunkers hill. . . . If you are afraid pray own the truth & come home & take care of our Children & I will be Glad to Come & take your place, & never will be Called a Coward, neither will I throw away one Cartridge but exert myself bravely in so good a Cause. -- Abigail Grant to her husband August 19, 1776 BETWEEN 1775 AND 1799 . . . 1775: Patrick Henry attempts to persuade Virginia to arm its militia against the British, declaring: "I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death." The first shots of the Revolutionary War are fired at Lexington and Concord. In Salem, following the first news of the war, 13-year-old Susan Mason Smith chooses not to remove her shoes for several days, wanting to be prepared in case her family decides to flee. Only about half the white women in the colonies are literate enough to sign their names. 1776: With her husband, John, away at the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Abigail Adams writes to him frequently and urges him to make sure that he and his colleagues "Remember the Ladies" while they are shaping the new nation; if they dont, she warns him, "we are determined to foment a Rebelion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation." Thomas Paine publishes Common Sense , a 50-page pamphlet that urges Americans to fight not only against taxation but also for independence; it sells more than half a million copies within its first few months. Betsy Ross (according to the legend thats been neither proven nor refuted by evidence) is visited by George Washington and asked to make a national flag; the stars on her design will have five points, rather than the six Washington suggests. In his first draft of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson writes: "We hold these truths to be sacred & undeniable; that all men are created equal & independant, that from that equal creation they derive rights inherent & inalienable, among which are the preservation of life, & liberty, & the pursuit of happiness." For 67 days, the new country is called "The United Colonies of America"; in September, Congress gives the USA its official name. 1777: Sybil Ludington, the 16-year-old daughter of a New York militia officer, rides almost 40 miles to muster troops against the British. More than 100 women gather at the Boston store of Thomas Boylston to protest the merchants high wartime prices. General George Washington leads 11,000 militiamen to Valley Forge near British-occupied Philadelphia, where they are forced to spend a bitterly cold winter, plagued by widespread dysentery and typhus and a severe lack of food, clothes, and basic supplies. Washington writes in a letter that the soldiers "marches might be tracked by the blood from their feet." 1778: During the Battle of Monmouth Court House in New Jersey, Mary McCauly earns the name "Molly Pitcher" after making frequent trips with water to cool down both the men and the cannon in her husbands regiment. 1781: Los Angeles is founded by Spanish settlers; its full name is El Pueblo de Nuestra Se Details ISBN0385335563 Author Rachel Revere Short Title WOMENS LETTERS Language English ISBN-10 0385335563 ISBN-13 9780385335560 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2008 Residence New York City, NY, US Subtitle America from the Revolutionary War to the Present DOI 10.1604/9780385335560 Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2008-04-08 NZ Release Date 2008-04-08 US Release Date 2008-04-08 UK Release Date 2008-04-08 Pages 832 Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc Publication Date 2008-04-08 Imprint Dial Press Inc.,U.S. Edited by Stephen J. 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