Weston Historical Society
“Mercy Otis Warren and the Writings of a Revolutionary”
with Michele Gabrielson
Thursday, April 30, 7:30 pm
Weston Public Library
On the eve of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, step back in time and converse with a founding mother, Mercy Otis Warren. Often described as the “muse of the revolution,” Warren brilliantly used her passion for poetry and prose to persuade others to join in the revolutionary cause. Listen and discuss with historian and award-winning educator Michele Gabrielson as she tells the story of how Warren rejected the conventional expectations of women in the 18th century. In 1805 she published one of the earliest histories of the American Revolution, a three-volume History of the Rise, Progress, and Temination of the American Revolution.
Free