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 15, 2025 | A Founding Mother, Abigail Adams, American Revolution, Heroines, Historical Fiction Genre, My Works
This is one for the bucket list! People did the cover reveal for our forthcoming book, A FOUNDING MOTHER: A Novel of Abigail Adams. We’re so excited. And doesn’t the cover look gorgeous? You can pre-order now!
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 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...
