Mercy otis warren biography
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Mercy Otis Warren
By Debra Michals, Ph.D. |
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. Warren not only engaged with the leading figures of the day—such as John, Abigail, and Samuel Adams—but she became an outspoken commentator and historian, as well as the leading female intellectual of the Revolution and early republic.
Born on September 14, in Barnstable, Massachusetts, Warren was the third of thirteen children of James Otis and Mary Allyne Otis. Her exposure to politics began early; her father was an attorney who was elected to the Massachusetts legislature in Like most girls at the time, Warren had no formal education; hers came from sitting in on her brother’s lessons, where she took a particular interest in history and politics. She also made extensive use of her uncle’s large book collection to educate herse
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Collection Summary
Abstract
This collection consists of the papper of Mercy Otis Warren (), author and patriot from Massachusetts. Also included in the collection are her son Winslow Warren's letters and journals,
Biographical Sketch
Mercy Otis Warren, author, historian, and patriot, was born in Barnstable, Massachusetts, on 14 September She was the third of thirteen children and the first daughter of James Otis () and Mary (Allyne) Otis. She was educated bygd her uncle Rev. Jonathan Russell and sat in on her brother's lessons as he prepared for Harvard. While at Harvard, her brother continued to suggest books for her to read.
Warren's interest and involvement in politics began early and continued throughout her life. Her father worked as a lawyer, judge, and colonel of the militia, and her brother James Otis, Jr. () was an outspoken opponent of the writs of assistance. In , Mercy Otis married James Warren (), who would go on to become a member of the Massa
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Mercy Otis Warren
American writer (–)
Mercy Otis Warren | |
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| Born | Mercy Otis September 25, &#;() Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British America |
| Died | October 19, () (aged&#;86) Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Resting place | Burial Hill, Plymouth, U.S. 41°57′22″N70°39′58″W / °N °W / ; |
| Pen name | A Columbian Patriot |
| Occupation | Poet and political writer |
| Language | English |
| Education | Writer (History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution) |
| Spouse | James Warren &#; &#; (m.&#;; died&#;)&#; |
| Children | 5 |
Mercy Otis Warren (September 25, – October 19, ) was an American activist poet, playwright, and pamphleteer during the American Revolution. During the years before the Revolution, she had published poems and plays that attacked royal authority in Massachusetts and urged colonists to resist British infringements on colonial rights and liberties. She was married to James