Nancy Rubin Stuart, author of 'Defiant Brides,' examines the nature of heroes and traitors, asking, "Isn’t it time we take a lesson from...our past to improve the lives of all Americans today?" Read more →
7 posts categorized "Nancy Rubin Stuart"
The story of two Revolutionary-era teenagers who defy their Loyalist families to marry radical patriots, Henry Knox and Benedict Arnold. Read more →
Celebrating Women's Voices on Independence Day
July 04, 2012
In anticipation of Independence Day, read a patriotic excerpt from Nancy Rubin Stuart's book The Muse of the Revolution. Read more →
Excerpt from “The Muse of Revolution”
July 03, 2010
In anticipation of Independence Day, read a patriotic excerpt from Nancy Rubin Stuart's book The Muse of the Revolution. Read more →
Nancy Rubin Stuart takes aim at a bumper sticker and the "rear guard of popular thought." Read more →
We celebrate Independence Day this weekend, and Nancy Rubin Stuart, author of The Muse of the Revolution: The Secret Pen of Mercy Otis Warren and the Founding of a Nation, honors the often overlooked women of the American Revolution. Read more →
Remembering a Founding Mother on Independence Day
July 03, 2008
Should we think that our current problems as a nation—the falling value of the dollar, a perilous dependence upon overseas products, an administration that favors the wealthy over the ordinary man, and an edgy attitude towards women in politics—are unique to 2008, they also worried a nearly forgotten Founding Mother over two hundred and twenty years ago. Read more →