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Title
Mercy Otis Warren Historical Figure
Creator
Stuart, George S
Date Created and/or Issued
1960s-1970s
Publication Information
Museum of Ventura County
Contributing Institution
Museum of Ventura County
Collection
Object Collection
Rights Information
Historical Figures® by George S. Stuart
Images © copyright Peter d'Aprix & Dee Finning
Description
Mercy Otis Warren was known as the Conscience of the American Revolution. A lifelong revolutionary, she was the first woman to champion an anti-Federalist viewpoint. Warren used her talents as a writer to promote the Revolutionary cause with anti-British and anti-loyalists. Warren's writings earned her third position of Britain's list of rebels to be hanged. Her three-volume history of the Revolution was the first by an American author.This sculpture is part of American Revolution! George Stuart Historical Figures ® on display at the Museum of Ventura County 2021-2022. More on the figures at the George S. Stuart Historical Figures, US Patriots and Founders webpage.
Type
physical object
Format
Figure
Identifier
1977-103.7
Language
English
Subject
Warren, Mercy Otis--1728-1814
Authors
Place
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Source
Accession No.: 1977-103.7

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