Reveals the long-neglected voices of the women Ben loved and lost during his lifelong struggle between passion and prudence.
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!”
Poor Richard’s Women: Deborah Read Franklin and the Other Women Behind the Founding Father ond the EaFrea –
Here’s a preview of Nancy’s latest book scheduled for publication in February 2022!
Think you know a lot about Benjamin Franklin—the thrifty inventor-statesman of the Revolutionary era? You may, but probably not a lot about his love life.
Poor Richard’s Women reveals the long-neglected voices of the women Ben loved and lost during his life and his private struggle with passion and prudence.
Reveals the long-neglected voices of the women Ben loved and lost during his lifelong struggle between passion and prudence.
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!”
Thank you for visiting 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.
From a historical perspective, women are better off today than they were a century ago but many challenges still exist.
Most women still work in low-paying jobs. Pay inequality still exists. So does the glass ceiling in corporate and professional jobs. And today’s uncertainties about the course of the Covid pandemic hasn’t helped. Even if you work from home, you probably are more responsible for child care and many domestic duties.
Why? Tradition has a lot to do with it. Old social customs and expectations are difficult to change and social crises, like the pandemic, tend to make people revert.
These issues have inspired me to research and write about history’s powerful, but often forgotten, women. You can learn about these unsung heroines of the past in the books described on this site.
What have I been doing recently? I’ve just completed a book about the Benjamin Franklin’s wife and the other women he loved and lost. Beacon Press will publish POOR RICHARD’S WOMEN in February 2022. A more formal announcement will appear later this year.