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25 lesser-known Revolutionary era figures

Writer: Heather Rogers
Heather Rogers
11 hours ago
2 min read

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A few additional sources

Margaret Beekman Livingston Watch The Livingstons of Clermont in 1776 (with Emily Robinson, Interpretive Programs Assistant at Clermont State Historic Site)

William Tryon Janet Livingston Montgomery spills the tea in this post National Park Service article

Benjamin Banneker Humanity Archive podcast episode 7

Roger Sherman Ben Franklin’s World podcast episode 447 (featuring Geoff Benton, Historic Site Manager at Clermont State Historic Site!)

Phillis Wheatley Peters Broad History podcast episode 14

Samuel Adams Significant Others: A History Podcast bonus episode

Mary Katharine Goddard Smithsonian magazine article

More on my website

Were there no mothers of the Revolution?

Of course there were.

Read some of their stories, written by DC tour guide Rebecca Grawl.


1776

I so enjoyed David McCullough’s 1776. Flip through my doodles here.


Founding Mothers

Have you read Cokie Roberts’ Founding Mothers? You can flip through my sketchbook here, but probably just go read it yourself.


Not familiar with Gouverneur Morris’ wife? 

Read about Nancy Randolph Morris. It’s a bonkers and tragic and horrifying story.


Royal family tree

If you want to see how Kings George I and III fit together, here you go. Good luck!


For more doodles

Check out my upcoming presentation:

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Sources

Doodles for this presentation were inspired by:

  • The Humanity Archive: Recovering the Soul of Black History from a Whitewashed American Myth, by Jermaine Fowler 

  • The President Is Dead! The Extraordinary Stories of Presidential Deaths, Final Days, Burials, and Beyond, by Louis L. Picone

  • You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington, by Alexis Coe

  • The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution, by Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky

  • Travels with George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy, by Nathaniel Philbrick

  • The President Is Dead! The Extraordinary Stories of Presidential Deaths, Final Days, Burials, and Beyond, by Louis L. Picone

  • The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington, by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch 

  • The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution, by Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky

  • Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation, by Cokie Roberts 


Also referenced:

  • Everything You Need to Ace U.S. History in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide, by Workman Publishing, Lily Rothman, Editors of Brain Quest 

  • Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents: Strange Stories and Shocking Trivia from Inside the White House, by Cormac O’Brien

  • The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents, by William A. DeGreorio

  • 499 Facts about Hip-Hop Hamilton and the Rest of America's Founding Fathers:499 Facts About Hop-Hop Hamilton and America's First Leaders, by Stephen Spignesi


Check out my bibliography for more.

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