In this book, Linda Kerber fully explicated the concept of what she called "Republican Motherhood," which has become one of the most influential analytical lenses through which historians study gender in early America. Kerber conceived Republican…

Rosemarie Zagarri's 1992 article re-imagines the intellectual roots of the concept of Republican Motherhood. Taking Linda Kerber's original conception as a starting point, Zagarri examines the roots of Republican Motherhood in early America in the…

Papers of Mercy O. Warren, author and patriot
from Mass., contain loose correspondence (1709-1841) and her
letterbook containing copies of her outgoing letters from
1770-1800. Loose…

Along with Linda Kerber's "Women of the Republic," this book is often seen as revolutionizing the study of women in early America. Unlike Kerber's approach through ideology and intellectual history, Norton's analysis focuses on social history. She…

My Dear Madam                             New York December the 26th 1789

Your very friendly…

My dear Fanny                                       New York…