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In today’s mini, we look into the fascinating life of Mercy Otis Warren, a hidden wordsmith of American history and the first female reporter of the American revolution. Armed with a pen as her weapon, Warren wrote scathing satirical plays that ignited the revolution and documented the birth of a nation. 

Discussed in this episode: 

Mercy Otis Warren

John Adams

Abigail Adams

Thomas Hutchinson

George III

Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Paine

Phillis Wheatley

Samuel Richardson

Plays: 

"The Adulateur" (written by Mercy Otis Warren)

"The Squabble of the Sea Nymphs" (written by Mercy Otis Warren)

Books:

"The Muse of the Revolution: The Secret Pen of Mercy Otis Warren and the Founding of a Nation" by Nancy Rubin Stuart

"History of the Rise, Progress and Termination of the American Revolution" (written by Mercy Otis Warren)

"Clarissa" by Samuel Richardson

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