by Stephanie Dray | Jul 17, 2025 | A Founding Mother, Abigail Adams, American Revolution, Heroines, My Works, News
“And by the way, in the new Code of Laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make I desire you would Remember the Ladies, and be more generous and favourable to them than your ancestors. Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands....
by Stephanie Dray | Jul 8, 2025 | A Founding Mother, Abigail Adams, American Revolution, My Works, News
“I hope our people will never again suffer the flag of a tyrant to fly.” John Adams to Abigail Adams, 26 June 1776 “In private Life, no one has a Right to censure me for following my own Inclinations, in Retirement, Simplicity, and Frugality: in...
by Stephanie Dray | Jun 23, 2025 | Frances Perkins, News
Dr. Graham did me the honor of providing this sneak peek of her work for my readers. I highly encourage you all to run out and grab this important book. Introduction by Rebecca Brenner Graham On the night of November 9, 1938, Nazis burned synagogues, looted Jewish...
by Stephanie Dray | Jun 5, 2025 | Becoming Madam Secretary, For Readers, Frances Perkins, Interviews, News
I’m tremendously honored to have been interviewed as part of the tremendous Throughline program on Frances Perkins available from NPR right now. It’s so well done. So interesting. You need to give it a listen!
by Stephanie Dray | May 12, 2025 | A Founding Mother, News
A REPUBLICAN COURT It was a wondrous thing to me, watching my mother in those early days of the republic, taking her place at Mrs. Washington’s side. All manner of people turned out for Friday night levees dressed brilliantly to be entertained with lemonades and ice...
