by Stephanie Dray | Dec 16, 2025 | America's First Daughter, American Revolution, Eliza, Heroines, Martha Jefferson Randolph, My Dear Hamilton, News
This is going to be a big birthday year for the nation. America’s 250th, to be exact. And everyone is gearing up to reflect upon its meaning. To that end, you’re going to see a lot of reading lists, but perhaps none so much fun as this one from PBS Books...
by Stephanie Dray | Dec 16, 2025 | News
I’ve always loved Boston and Boston.com just gave me another excuse! Looking forward to visiting this spring.
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!
