Women of the Constitution

Janice E. McKenney

doi:10.5771/9780810884991

Women of the Constitution

Wives of the Signers

Published 2012

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doi.org/10.5771/9780810884991
ISBN print: 978-0-8108-8498-4
ISBN online: 978-0-8108-8499-1
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham

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Abstract

Women of the Constitution follows in the footsteps of the 1912 work The Wives of the Signers, which was devoted to biographical sketches of the spouses of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. This new publication will be the first work devoted exclusively to brief biographies of the forty-three wives of the signers of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787.

Each entry includes vital information, where known—such as birth, parents, marriage, children, and death—as well as a footnoted biography with its own bibliography. Also provided are illustrations of many of the wives and their homes, as well as an appendix describing the now historic residences in which the signers and their spouses resided.

Schlagworte

Women's History

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i–xii Preface i–xii
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
1–4 Ann (Nancy) Ennals Bassett 1–4
5–8 Elizabeth (Betsy) Garnett Bassett 5–8
9–12 Jane (Jenny) Ballareau Parker Bedford 9–12
13–16 Jean Blair Blair 13–16
17–22 Mary (Molsey) Grainger Blount 17–22
23–24 Elizabeth (Betsy) Higbee Brearley 23–24
25–28 Elizabeth Mullen Brearley 25–28
29–32 Rachel Pierce Broom 29–32
33–36 Mary (Polly) Middleton Butler 33–36
37–40 Eleanor Carroll Carroll 37–40
41–46 Elizabeth Meredith Clymer 41–46
47–50 Susan Williamson Dayton 47–50
51–58 Mary (Polly) Norris Dickinson 51–58
59–62 Catherine (Kitty) Nicholson Few 59–62
63–66 Catharine Meade Fitzsimons 63–66
67–72 Deborah (Debby) Read Rogers Franklin 67–72
73–76 Rebecca Call Gorham 73–76
77–82 Elizabeth (Betsey) Schuyler Hamilton 77–82
83–88 Elizabeth (Betsy) Pettit Ingersoll 83–88
89–92 Ann Beach Johnson 89–92
93–96 Mary Brewster Beach Johnson 93–96
97–102 Mary Alsop King 97–102
103–108 Elizabeth (Betsy) Sherburne Langdon 103–108
109–114 Susannah French Livingston 109–114
115–120 Dolley Payne Todd Madison 115–120
121–124 Margaret (Peggy) Caldwell McHenry 121–124
125–130 Sarah (Sally) Morris Mifflin 125–130
131–136 Ann (Nancy) Cary Randolph Morris 131–136
137–142 Mary (Molly) White Morris 137–142
143–146 Cornelia Bell Paterson 143–146
147–150 Euphemia (Affa) Morris White Paterson 147–150
151–154 Mary (Polly) Eleanor Laurens Pinckney 151–154
155–158 Sarah (Sally) Middleton Pinckney 155–158
159–162 Mary Stead Pinckney 159–162
163–166 Gertrude (Gitty) Ross Till Read 163–166
167–170 Elizabeth Grimke Rutledge 167–170
171–174 Elizabeth Hartwell Sherman 171–174
175–178 Rebecca Prescott Sherman 175–178
179–182 Mary (Polly) Jones Leech Spaight 179–182
183–186 Martha (Patsy) Dandridge Custis Washington 183–186
187–190 Maria Apthorp Williamson 187–190
191–196 Rachel Bird Wilson 191–196
197–202 Hannah Gray Wilson Bartlett 197–202
203–218 Appendix. HISTORIC HOUSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE WIVES OF THE SIGNERS 203–218
219–240 Index 219–240
241–242 About the Author 241–242

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