Table of Contents
List of Illustrations v
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
Ann (Nancy) Ennals Bassett 1
Elizabeth (Betsy) Garnett Bassett 5
Jane (Jenny) Ballareau Parker Bedford 9
Jean Blair Blair 13
Mary (Molsey) Grainger Blount 17
Elizabeth (Betsy) Higbee Brearley 23
Elizabeth Mullen Brearley 25
Rachel Pierce Broom 29
Mary (Polly) Middleton Butler 33
Eleanor Carroll Carroll 37
Elizabeth Meredith Clymer 41
Susan Williamson Dayton 47
Mary (Polly) Norris Dickinson 51
Catherine (Kitty) Nicholson Few 59
Catharine Meade Fitzsimons 63
Deborah (Debby) Read Rogers Franklin 67
Rebecca Call Gorham 73
Elizabeth (Betsey) Schuyler Hamilton 77
Elizabeth (Betsy) Pettit Ingersoll 83
Ann Beach Johnson 89
Mary Brewster Beach Johnson 93
Mary Alsop King 97
Elizabeth (Betsy) Sherburne Langdon 103
Susannah French Livingston 109
Dolley Payne Todd Madison 115
Margaret (Peggy) Caldwell McHenry 121
Sarah (Sally) Morris Mifflin 125
Ann (Nancy) Cary Randolph Morris 131
Mary (Molly) White Morris 137
Cornelia Bell Paterson 143
Euphemia (Affa) Morris White Paterson 147
Mary (Polly) Eleanor Laurens Pinckney 151
Sarah (Sally) Middleton Pinckney 155
Mary Stead Pinckney 159
Gertrude (Gitty) Ross Till Read 163
Elizabeth Grimke Rutledge 167
Elizabeth Hartwell Sherman 171
Rebecca Prescott Sherman 175
Mary (Polly) Jones Leech Spaight 179
Martha (Patsy) Dandridge Custis Washington 183
Maria Apthorp Williamson 187
Rachel Bird Wilson 191
Hannah Gray Wilson Bartlett 197
Appendix: Historic Houses Associated with the Wives of the Signers 203
Index 219
About the Author 241