The Columbian Patriot
Mercy Otis Warren and the Constitution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11367294 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Larry M Lane (Virginia Tech, corresponding author), Judith J Lane (Shenandoah University) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 17-31 |
| Publication date | 1990-03-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women & Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-7732 • E-ISSN: 1540-9473 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j014v10n02_03 |
| OpenAlex | W1506559823 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
The name of Mercy Otis Warren is generally not included among those of the founders of the American republic. Yet there were few individuals of her day who were more consistently dedicated in both deeds and words to the proposition that the new nation should be founded on republican principles. She deserves a preeminent position among the active participants in the American Revolution. She was a significant force in the debates leading to the ratification of the Constitution and to the eventual adoption of the Bill of Rights. She was the only contemporary woman to write a comprehensive history of the American Revolution, and she was the only historian of the time to write from a republican viewpoint. She successfully balanced traditional femininity with principled political and intellectual activism. Her contemporary influence makes her truly a participating founder of the nation
Constitution · Epistemology · Patriot Act · Political science · Politics · Politics of the United States · Proposition · Ratification · Sociology · The Republic · Theology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2006 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |