Mercy Otis Warren e la Rivoluzione americana : riflessioni di una old republican

Mercy Otis Warren was a writer and a political thinker. She corresponded to political leaders such as John Adams, George Washington, Elbridge Jerry and others. She wrote several political satires criticizing British tyranny in the 1770s, an important tract opposing the ratification of the American Constitution in 1788, authored a volume of poems and plays in 1790, and in 1805 published one of the earliest histories of the American Revolution. The article focuses on the importance of Mercy Otis Warren both for the American politics and the role of women. She supported the American Revolution with her writings. She was deeply involved in the politics of the pre-revolutionary period and after the Revolution she participated to the debate on the American Constitution as an anti-federalist. With her writings and political participation she contributed to the evolution of women's role in morals and politics. [Publisher's text].