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Mercy Otis Warren - America's Forgotten Founding Historian and Thinker

July 30
40 mins

Episode Description

Mercy Otis Warren not only wrote one of the first comprehensive histories of the American Revolution, she was also a leading Antifederalist thinker - and yet she is overlooked in most conventional histories of the era today. What makes her important and memorable? What can we learn from her today?

Join Dr. Cara Rogers Stevens this week as she discusses this important American Founder with Brenda Hafera, Senior Fellow at the Heritage Foundation.

Host: Jeff Sikkenga

Executive Producer: Jeremy Gypton

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