Carol Berkin's Revolutionary Mothers: The American Revolution

The American Revolution was a series of events that depicted the final outcome of many radical ideas of its time. Many historians interpret this period of time in the American history significantly different. Their portrayal of these events are influenced by the many letters, poems, and essays read of the people living these events. Revolutionary Mothers, a monograph written by a woman, confidently portrays the events of the revolution from women’s perspectives compared to those of a male oriented text books, such as Visions Of America. The book does an outstanding job at doing what the author sets to accomplish, showing the involvement of women in the war, and therefore enhances the understanding of the American Revolution. Carol Berkin, the author of Revolutionary Mothers and a professor of American history at Baruch University, retells the story of many brave women’s contribution to the removal of British Control in the colonies. She connects the many actions of ordinary women to the outcomes of the war. By remaining abstract, Berkin helps the reader further comprehend essential events in this period. Although the book lacks in providing all the details of the revolution by taking these women’s perspective, it successfully …show more content…
By comparing, it is clear where they differentiate. Some events are well depicted and highly effective in presenting the roots of the revolution. Visions of America focuses on giving information of many important components that set the movement in motion. Revolutionary mothers in the other hand pivots at complementing these components by providing the missing fragments of the story. With its rich story oriented analysis, Revolutionary Mothers strongly represents, and precisely, the voices of the forgotten and sometimes left out women in the war. Even though the book seemed very biased on its own, it impeccably supplements the understanding of the Revolution in