USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Two women, Mercy Otis Warren and Abigail Smith Adams, especially pushed against the boundaries of their sex. Both women lived in Massachusetts through the War for Independence and both were uncommon in that they frequently wrote about politics in letters to friends, family, and each other.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mercy Otis Warren was a published poet, political playwright and satirist during the age of the American Revolution-a time when women were encouraged and expected to keep silent on political matters.

Detailed explanation-3: -Abigail reminded him once more about the tyrannical nature of men, and then a number of weeks later, she wrote to Mercy Otis Warren about their exchange saying that she might ask Mercy to join her in petitioning Congress for redress of the grievances of women against men, as detailed in her letter to John.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1790, she published Poems, Dramatic and Miscellaneous, a collection that included two verse dramas. But by far Warren’s most important literary work was History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution (1805), a 3-volume history she had begun in the late 1770s.

Detailed explanation-5: -Created in response to unfair British taxes and regulations, the Daughters of Liberty organization was first mentioned in the press in 1766. They would organize boycotts, help manufacture goods that were in short supply and even engage in public protest when necessary.