elizabeth october june american writer historian poet writer record lives women contributed american revolutionary war born elizabeth new_york published book poems translated original married chemist couple moved south_carolina published books contributed multiple journals moved new_york took place literary scene involved public scandal involving later involving important work women american revolution published volume book lives patriotic women early history united_states continued writing death early life born point new_york october mother daughter captain revolution lieutenant company raised new_jersey promoted captain attached second regiment county militia captain colonel regiment continental_army february april later joined army general george_washington captain company volunteers known father prominent doctor studied medicine philadelphia famous physician early left philadelphia purchased estate point new_york attended aurora new_york studied subjects french german italian published work age translation career published book entitled poems translated original included tragedy based history venice successfully performed new_york cities time married chemist new_york_city graduated new_york earned gold medal compounds couple moved columbia south_carolina professor chemistry geology discovered new inexpensive method preparing state south_carolina presented service silver plate time published books wrote characters critical essay writer including translation poems wrote scenes life sicily history life styles female nobility country lively description scenery observed travels united_states continued writing poems translations essays european literature contributed southern southern quarterly review periodicals wrote wide variety genres left husband south moving new_york_city resumed place member literary society writers scandal time participant notorious scandal involving married accounts scandal sequence events differ time height fame thanks work raven number women literary society sent letters including letters sent ones spent time discussing literary matters possible felt competition affections time written poems including valentine visit home january allegedly observed letters shown wife virginia subsequently advised ask return implying behalf asked return letters angered interference suggested better look letters letter written german asked residence evening phrase presumably meant seductive ignored understand meaning gathered letters left house despite letters having returned asked brother demand letters brother colonel believe returned threatened kill order defend requested pistol believe sent letters husband threatened sue formally apologized retracted statements letter saying letter shown created blame suggesting incident subject acts rumor insane spread enemies eventually reported newspapers reunited husband scandal died sick wife virginia deeply affected scandal receiving anonymous letters possibly reported husband alleged early july deathbed virginia claimed murderer described years later simply revolted day ceased anonymous believed wrote short story hop frog literary revenge women american revolution began major project historical writing profile life stories women sacrificed committed american revolution searching unpublished letters diaries interviewing descendants revolutionary era frontier women historian revolution carry effort noted abundance materials masculine history action attempted add balance telling feminine referring founding mothers giving domestic sanctuary love civil liberty flame shed light world found information female patriots edition women american revolution published volumes volumes received volume additional material published later historians consider volumes represent important work authored american revolution material narrative form published told stories women colony ranks society exception african americans role chose ignore women wrote mercy warren famous right wrote women obscure equally valuable wives heroes face british raised children defended homes wrote impossible appreciate vast influence woman patriotism infant republic critic aided production book granted access records member acknowledge assistance review said assistance gentlemen familiar public domestic experience valuable interesting work work established respected author went write bible wrote evenings collection german legends traditions american revolution possibly history american revolution told perspective men women wrote watching spirits west musicians west book inspired boating trip local town minnesota got dedicated nature trail honor published page encyclopedia american home economics entitled practical guide target middle upper class readers organized parts cooking concerns contents included thousands recipes advice references philosophers scientists ancient wood engraved illustrations wrote preface complete system limits convenient manual published country later works included women artists ages countries book kind represent history women artists queens american society court circles look social life eighteen presidents george_washington later years husband relocated new_york spent final years chemical consultant involved divorce case second wife wrote telling allow divorce intended marry divorce end relationship granted continued writing persuaded repeal divorce september february appeal went court providing lengthy testimony character attended appeal dismissed died friend writer suggested worsened illness death replaced ann literary editor husband died years later continued write children promoted charities impoverished women children speaking public raise funds life converted catholicism later years died bright disease new_york_city june buried husband brooklyn legacy historian write relationship women american revolution felt women shaped history influence sentiment feeling hard define stated history justice book women american revolution studied list works list works taken historic american project translation poems translated original including play characters sicily country women american revolution volumes evenings family pictures bible domestic history american revolution watching spirits musicians west west practical women artists ages countries court circles
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