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Podcast: New Books in Women's History
Episode: Elizabeth Cobbs, "Fearless Women: Feminist Patriots from Abigail Adams to Beyoncé" (Harvard UP, 2023)
Description: In her latest book, Fearless Women: Feminist Patriots from Abigail Adams to BeyoncĂ©Â (Harvard University Press, 2023), New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Cobbs shows us that the quest for womenâs rights is deeply entwined with the founding story of the United States.When America became a nation, a woman had no legal existence beyond her husband. If he abused her, she couldnât leave without abandoning her children. Abigail Adams tried to change this, reminding her husband John to âremember the ladiesâ when he wrote the Constitution. He simply laughedâand women have been fighting for their rights ever...