True-life tales about history’s unsung heroines — Brides, Muses, Queens, and Spies.
The dramatic story of two Revolutionary-era beauties who sacrificed all for love. Now available in paperback.
The Secret Pen of Mercy Otis Warren and the Founding of a Nation.
“This wonderfully researched and readable book has done an excellent job of giving another view of what it took to make this country. Essential for academic and public libraries. Enjoy!”

Welcome to my site. I’m Nancy Rubin Stuart, a writer of nonfiction articles and books. I’m fascinated by people in situations that challenge, perplex, or delight them—people like you and me.
While 2021 holds promise for happier, healthy times, there’s still a war on women.
Pay inequality still exists and now, because of the pandemic, even those women who work remotely often find the responsibility for supervising or educating their children falls largely on them.
Why does this keep happening? Tradition has a lot to do with it. While changing ideas and roles for women have become a reality, many of us still fear being considered “unwomanly” in the eyes of men.
Those are questions which inspired me to research history’s most powerful, but often forgotten, women. You can learn about the unsung heroines of the past in the series of books described on this site.
What am I doing lately? Completing a new book about the women of one of our famous founding fathers loved and lost. Watch for it in late 2022!
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