P. M. And midnight eastern. Next, historian joseph ellis leads a talk on the early revolutionary war through the letters of john and Abigail Adams. This class is at amherst college. This is part 2 of a twopart lecture. Prof. Ellis we last saw Abigail Adams giving birth to four children, five really. Over a 12 year period. The question i asked you is, how should we assess her role in the coming of the American Revolution . To what extent is it sexist or just the opposite of that, to call attention to the fact that the dominant events in her life are biological, rather than, political . If you are someone who wants to be true to the experience of women at this time, does that mean you are going to be not interested in the political story . The political story for them is about a lot of things. You know what im getting at here. A couple of comments, if we possibly can. Yes . Where are you from, maryellen . Student west chicago, 30 miles west of chicago. Prof. Ellis that is really west. St
To get to come and a very special for me to be here, too. So im very pleased. But im also a special place to be able to talk to you about these great women, because when i was a kid growing up, and even well into my time as an adult, i would look at all these stories from history and all these pictures and paintings and all the statues, and there were no women. And i start to think maybe there werent any women there. There. What do you think . [laughter] do you think of any women around the time of the aggression mac and the constitution and all that . You do . You think there were actual women . Probably. I did start to think about and thought adam and eve, there were women than. Although my favorite Bumper Sticker is eve was framed. So of course living here and growing a. No, i did go to mount vernon all the time, so i did know that there was somebody named Martha Washington. But that was about it. Do you know anything about Martha Washington . Go it. [inaudible] spin she was made to
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Ships up with goods that they think will sell in america, and its a huge armada of trade crosses the atlantic, and business booms against. Theres then an economic setback, but essential the United States is able to rebuild its economic activity. So peace is really good for peace its good for the economy, war is not. A lesson the british had learned many years before. Yes, have you seen in the called Public Record sorry. Have you seen in the Public Record office any orders to coburn and ross to burn the public buildings in washington . And the implications being retaliation, question mark. Thank you very much. This is one of the Great Questions about what happens in washington. Were coburn and ross operating under specific orders to do something as specific as burning the white house . Certainly there was a sense that after the occupation of what is now toronto and the destruction of the public buildings there, and in other parts on the niagara front where there had been crossborder des
Of introducing what many people consider . The brightest jewels in the crown of a first lady historians of america, so starting with dr. Barbara perry. And while dr. Perry is walking up here. It should be noted that she just came out today with an article. In the publication the hill on first ladies in war and as as barbara said she she was inspired by the association. And she is the gerald bayless professor and director of president ial studies the university of virginias miller center. And currently serves on the board which we are very honored the board of directors of the White House Historical association. Joining her on stage our panelist. Dr. Diana carlin professor emerit of communications and many have called her the queen of communications at Saint Louis University and then we have dr. Catherine al gore who made a very fabulous statement earlier today in the session the president of the massachusetts historical society. And dr. Stacy cordary, which i understand is a british wa