Lunch & Learn: The Muse of the Revolution Book Discussion and Signing

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About the Event:

Join Plimoth Patuxet as they welcome author Nancy Stuart Rubin to discuss her book The Muse of the Revolution, a biography of Mercy Otis Warren.

About the Book:

Founding Mother, Mercy Otis Warren (1728-1814), America’s first woman playwright and historian, secretly authored anti- British plays and anti-Tory propaganda play which stoked the flames that led to the Revolution. Mercy, the mother of five sons and the wife of patriot husband James Warren, often hosted Sons of Liberty meetings in the couple’s Plymouth, Massachusetts home. During them John Adams became so impressed with Mercy’s literary talent that he encouraged her to write about politics in an era when women were expected to remain silent.

During the Revolution she collected information, wrote other political plays and after ratification of the U.S. Constitution, penned an influential pamphlet arguing for a Bill of Rights. In 1805, Mercy finally published her life's work, The History of the Rise, Progress and Termination of the American Revolution.

Just why history has nearly forgotten Mrs. Warren, why she and other patriots endured social and economic blows in the post-Revolutionary period, and why it took her thirty years to complete her history are poignantly revealed in this award- winning book.

About the Author:

Nancy Rubin Stuart is an acclaimed author whose nonfiction books focus upon women and social history. Her most recent book is Poor Richard’s Women: Deborah Read Franklin and Other Women Behind the Founding Father. Earlier works include Defiant Brides, named by the Wall Street Journal named one of the best five books on Revolutionary-era women, the award-winning The Muse of the Revolution, and the national best-seller, American Express. As a journalist, Nancy’s writing has appeared in the New York Times, Huffington Post Washington Post, the New England Quarterly, the Saturday Evening Post and national magazines. She serves as Executive Director of the Cape Cod Writers Center.

This program is made free to the public, both virtually and in person, through support from the Plymouth Local Cultural Council.

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You may bring a bagged lunch or snack to enjoy while you experience the lecture series. Our Plentiful Café is open from March 23-December 1. Lunch is not included in the ticket price.

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