Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Founding Mothers Resources

I hope everyone had an excellent Independence Day yesterday! In honor of our country's birthday this month's book club pick is:

Founding Mothers by Cokie Roberts

We are back to our regular schedule which means we'll be meeting on Monday, July 23rd at 7:30 pm in the Church Lounge.
At our last meeting I mentioned that I thought I hadn't been able to find much when I looked for sites related to Cokie Roberts but as you now can see, I was clearly wrong.

First we have her NPR Bio which sums up the basics nicely. Then there's her page at the Harry Walker Agency where she's on contract as a lecturer and here's her 1994 Commencement Speech from Wellesley College.

I also found several resources specific to Founding Mothers.
  • Women of Influence: A Conversation with Cokie Roberts - This is an interview with Bruce Cole, chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, regarding Founding Mothers.
  • There's also an interview at beliefnet focused on Founding Mothers.
  • Here's an online copy of the Reading Group Guide.
  • A very brief interview in U.S. News and World Report that's definitely on the lighter side.
  • If you have an hour to spare (I know, I'm funny, right?) check out Robert's conversation with Margaret Carlson hosted by the National Constitution Center. I tried the audio only version and it works pretty well - as usual with the internet, the faster your connection the better the quality.

I think that's enough to get us started - if you find something else either post it in the comments or send me an e-mail!

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