Book Discussion: We the Women - The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America
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Join me for a 1 night discussion about the newly released book, We the Women: The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America by Norah O'Donnell and Kate Andersen Brower.
This discussion meets 1 time and the room holds 10 ladies. When we have 10, the RSVP's will be closed and you can be added to a waitlist by commenting on this event.
LOCATION: Meeting Room 1 - Located on the first floor just as you enter this building, this room is very visible. Plenty of FREE parking.
**You can check with the public libraries for a copy. Also, look here:
https://www.mel.org/welcome
A description of the book written by the publisher - A vivid portrait of the unsung American women from 1776 to today who changed the course of history in their fight for freedom and helped shape a more perfect union.
Over a decades-long, distinguished career, award-winning journalist Norah O’Donnell has made it her mission to shed light on untold women’s stories. Now, in honor of America’s 250th birthday, O’Donnell focuses that passion on the American heroines who helped change the course of history.
We the Women presents a fresh look at American history through the eyes of women, introducing us to inspiring patriots who demanded that the country live up to the promises made 250 years ago in the Declaration of Independence: “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Since the signing of that document, the pressing question from women has been: Why don’t those unalienable rights apply to us?
Through extensive research and interviews, as well as historical documents and old photos, O’Donnell curates a compelling portrait of these fierce fighters for freedom. From Mary Katherine Goddard, who printed the first signed Declaration of Independence, to the Forten family women, who were active in the abolition and suffrage movements and were considered the “Black Founders” of Philadelphia, to the first women who served in the armed forces even before they had the right to vote, O’Donnell brings these extraordinary women together for the first time, and in doing so writes the American story anew.