The Founding Mothers of the USA, 1: Deborah Franklin, Martha Washington & Abigail Adams
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We hear a great deal about the ingenious and venerated founding fathers. But women of the day also rose up in many ways to support the cause of independence. In this four part series we will learn about the lives of the founding mothers of the United States of America.
Part 1:
Deborah Read Franklin
Martha Washington
Abigail Adams
Part 2:
Martha Wayles Jefferson
Sally Hemings
Part 3:
Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton
Sarah Livingston Jay
Dolley Madison
Part 4:
Mercy Otis Warren
Esther DeBerdt Reed
Phillis Wheatley
Angelica Schuyler Church
Deborah Sampson
Sources:
Roberts, Cokie. Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation. Harper Collins Press, 2004.
Roberts, Cokie. Founding Mothers: Remembering the Ladies. Harper Collins Press, 2004.
en.wikipedia.org
Music: "The Star Spangled Banner" by preformed Cooper Cannell
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Everyone say it with me:
DEBORAH DESERVED BETTER
DEBORAH DESERVED BETTER
Way better. Benjamin Franklin was an innovative man but a trash ass husband
Yeah. She was a 1700s pick me.
@Karen Byrd he was a grown man and afraid of his brother bullying him? And therefore refused to attend his only surviving daughter's wedding and the death of his wife for that? Not good enough. Not to mention that he was constantly unfaithful to her everywhere he went.
I learned to dislike Ben by reading his autobiography. Then I learned how he treated his wife and children. She really deserved much better.
So Benjamin Franklin’s ego was more important than his wife and children. Got it.
Poor Debbie thought she was upgrading, so sad 😔
So so sad
Watch the buzzfeed ruining history video on him for more context
I think most of us realize that now. ...!
Ah the 1700s
Debbie defends her home from an angry mob while her husband parties it up in Europe. Yeah, that sounds fair. 😒
He was a diplomat; it wasn't like he was doing nothing.
Christopher Brown Yeah, but he also was having an amazing time partying and cheating in between political talks while his family was in extreme danger. Even if he couldn’t return (and there were times when he could have justified a brief trip back without losing face - which, admittedly would have taken time) he could have offered her much more in the way of support. Heck, even asking friends in the area to check up on her would have been SOMETHING.
It is possible to do great things for the country while still being lackluster in a lot of other respects (like at home). Him being a successful diplomat doesn’t contradict my point.
@@Lauren.E.O you DO realize that that time had people at sea for MONTHS, right? There WAS no quick transatlantic jaunt
Christopher Brown No, but people understood going home when your family was being threatened. And my point remains that he wasn’t particularly supportive or empathetic towards his wife.
Lauren O you also have to realize they couldn’t just send a text “hey would thou mindest checking on my sweet wife on the morrow”? They couldn’t just send texts and letters took a looong time to send
P.S. I like how Deborah Franklin refused to write her husband anymore letters while he would write her letters asking why her letters stopped. Like this is literally an early version of blocking your man when he pisses you off 😅
😂😂😂😂
He was a douche husband
Deborah Franklin, the origins of ghosting. Lol.
She was pulled the first ghosting of any american LOL
Left on read, revolutionary style.😂
Jesus. The way some of these men treated their wives is despicable.
Looking at you, Ben Franklin
George Washington, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson seemed to have healthy relationships with their wifes.
Ben Franklin on the other hand...
@@juliacaroline751 I was referring to the founding fathers as a whole, but yeah dude had issues
Julie Guillermet.. why dont you just go back to Europe.
These women are literally the unsung heroines of America
I appreciate that you honestly discussed the faults in these women and their husbands, especially their involvement and profit from slavery. People love to brush those facts under the rug
Agreed.
Every historical figure has their good and bad parts.
@@brettlarch8050 Don’t we all?
I especially appreciate the detail about how the release of the Washington’s’ slaves was a complicated issue. I’ve seen a lot of people mention it to prove how inherently good George Washington was
@@kellywolstenholme8134 though apparently from what I heard barely half of them gained freedom after his death
Can't wait for Sally Hemmings and Phyllis Wheatley segments! Black women in history get slept on or be sidelined in these conversations.
Yesssss! ✨😭
When I think of Sally, I think of Hamilton, but I can’t wait to learn about her.
Angel ; you are so correct! As amazing as our founding mother's were, black women were even better!
So sad but true
Faaaacts. Sometimes I really wonder how Thomas Jefferson really felt about Sally Hemmings. If he really loved her, or saw her as a comfort after his wife died?
I wish they would teach history at school the way you do
Yes! History is so sanitized and the horribleness of the Founding Fathers is SO glossed over. Like, I never new about how Benjamin Franklin was a cheating husband.
Ben Franklin did so much for America but what a horrible husband.
EXACTLY
It seems to be a common thing among those men
@@piercedsiren Not quite , I mean Benjamen Franklin was the only horrible husband of the group. Hamilton cheated his wife but at the end of the day he loved and respected her deeply it's for that they didn't break up
FINALLY! Women we don't already know about. Like we really needed get another doc on Queen Elizabeth I. How about Empress Theodora, or maybe Joanna I of Naples?? There's so many amazing women throughout history, it'd be great to give them the accolades they rightfully deserve.
If your interested In that, useful charts just did a video on one of the largest (the words not matriarchal, but basically if royal inheritance was passed through the women) family dynasty in history, it shines a light on otherwise unknown women in history.
There are many women who weren’t known that should have been recognizes. Sally Hemings relationship with Jefferson was never spoken of for over 180 years.
I totally agree.
I want to have respect for the founders but i can’t get passed the slavery and dehumanization. Thomas Jefferson even said that if there is a higher god, they were going to pay for what they did to the Africans
Yes I agree.
Get over it. They are pioneers and the Africans sold their own race for weapons and gold coins, so if you’re mad, be mad at the African slave traders.
Veronique Ramirez who are you to tell me to get over anything? No one. And yes there were Africans that that sold their own people and that was the excuse that the Colonizers had when trying to explain why slavery was ok in the eyes of God. But when was the ‘they did it first so it’s ok for me to do’ ever a good argument? Never 👋🏽
That's a lot of foresight for a man of that time period
@@annalisavasquez you tell him girl!
Thank you for a clear restatement of the Washingtons and their slaves.
Hello, how are you doing
Many elites black and white owned slaves. What’s shocking about it? All over the world. It gets so old when the ignorant like you have to constantly mention it
The Hamilton fan within me cannot wait to hear what you have to say about Eliza Hamilton. Angelica too! No Peggy unfortunately.
Very on-brand for Peggy to not be included haha
I started singing the Schuyler sisters when I saw their portraits lol
I can tell you right now Hamilition was an illegitimate bastard and tried to persuade Washington to sit up a monarchy in America rather than self-governing Republic. Jefferson, Madison and Adams stopped that dead in it’s tracks. If Ms. Holiday paints Hamilton as a saint it will simply show whose funding her. “Few men have the virtue to resist the highest bidder” George Washington. Since we’re depicting history in the form of gossip it was rumored Hamilton was a Rothschild who paid for his education. Amazing taken that rumor and how they ended up controlling global central banks. I would love to hear her history telling on the East India Company fathers.
Awakening 3648 The video is about Elizabeth, not Alexander
@@a.person4761 the comment was for the Hamilton fans.
I feel like Sally needs a video of her own. There’s a lot about that lady history do say.
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Just wait until she upload the part 3 and 4 theres going to be alot of hamilton reference
Itz just aria ok but just you wait. . Just you wait.
Yasss I can’t wait
@@hamiltonhyla shes going to be in part 3 angelica is going to be in part 4
Oooh can’t wait until Elizabeth Hamilton! (If you do her)
nomine * huh?
nomine * they weren’t even alive at the same time
ELIIIIIIIZAAAA
Aldo LM and Peggy lol 😂
a.person Eliza Hamilton was alive during the revolution, her husband was Alexander Hamilton, who fought during the revolution.
Edit: Nevermind you were talking to someone else
Could you please not refer to Sally Hemings as Thomas Jefferson’s lover? She was an enslaved woman who did not have agency or rights to reject his advances. I’ll let you read between the lines to determine what that makes him. There was no love in that equation, only power and ownership.
P.S. Sally was also the half sister of Thomas Jefferson’s wife. Tell the WHOLE story.
He knew slavery was wrong and still said nothing since it made him and the other powerful people wealthy. I just learned in my history class that the people still living in Britain found slavery in the colonies shameful and shocking. Usually people think that all the English at the time were for it.
Annalisa Vasquez Lafayette gave him the money to free his enslaved people but he didn’t do it.
Roslyn Holcomb the money he would be making in the long run was probably more then he was offered and I believe by that time the more slaves you owned the more power you had or appeared to have
He got her pregnant and asked for her daughter to pass as white because she knew he would listen but ngl her story is really sad
This 🙌🏽🙌🏽
I can't wait to watch the rest of this series! Women were just as important in the founding of America as men, and it's really important to recognize that.
Abigail was way ahead of her time and like everyone else I'd say, Debbie deserved better
#teachaboutFoundingmums
Enslaved humans. Limiting protections and denying rights. I forgot our history *is complicated.
Hello, how are you doing
Every country...nobody Is a. Saint
@@meriananizer how are you doing today
Hi
Well, John Adams never owned slaves, along with several other Founding Fathers. It is true America has had a flawed history, but to be honest nearly every nation has. The question is do we learn from our mistakes and seek to improve for the future.
Me: *Hears about founding mothers*
Me, as an Hamilton fan: ElizaElizaElizaEliza
@Jada Cross You're right ! It became better!
@Javyn Eidelbes *sad peggy noises*
This is the best thing I've ever started
Hoping she doesn't leave us helplessly unsatisfied. 😉
Please do a video about the last Egyptian royal family or the Pahlavi dynasty. The Middle East isn't represented enough in this beautiful channel
I agree...But this is the right time for her to release these videos on Democracy as we are fighting for the soul and Democracy of our country against the Mad King-Dictator Wannabe these very people warned about. I absolutely agree with you in watching a video about the last Shah of Iran, his beautiful wife, and their family (RIP Layla) and the Ptolemies... . I'd still love to see a video about Elizabeth Woodville and Margaret of Anjou. And the Catholic Monarchs (Lindsey will be honest about the Inquisition) but anyhow, I completely agree with you but we are having our own Cold Revolution here
@@mediocremaiden8883 I don't know details about them but women had no political rights at that time and blacks and Natives and Chinese portion of the population had no basic rights... However queen Nazli of Egypt was a real free and rebel woman and she lived most of her life in the USA and is buried in San Francisco. And so are her descendants from her daughter princess Fayza 😭😭 her story is also an American story a tragic one 🥺
@@gostavoadolfos2023I would very much love to see Lindsey create videos about them. Youre absolutely right !
Yes they’re forgotten yet their lives were just as interesting. Plus Fawzia of Egypt, first wife of the last Shah, was very beautiful and kind. Her story should be told more too.
@@idontgiveafaboutyou princess Fawzia was an angel. ❤❤❤
I know I'm sleeping around in Paris and don't want to come back to you but... Why won't you write me anymore ??😭😭
Ben's final letter
Everyone interested in Abigail Adams should absolutely watch HBO's 'John Adams.' She's portrayed beautifully by Laura Linney, and it was when I first fell in love with her story and character. She watched the battle of Bunker Hill, overlooking the bay as the British ships laid into Boston, and she was known for running outside with a gun whenever she heard shouting. She abhorred slavery and denounced it at every chance she got, shaming John for his refusal to stand against it because it would upset his rich Southern friends. Also, as far as I can remember, the Alien and Sedition Act was mostly inspired by French immigrants who were coming to the United States and rallying the people behind the French Revolution. The common people, particularly in Philadelphia, were wholly for the French Revolution and felt that the Revolutionaries were kindred spirits, whereas the government felt obliged to stay out of it for their lack of resources and because the deal to stand with France was made with King Louis and Queen Marie-Antoinette, both of whom had been guillotined by that point. Also, by this time, other European powers - Great Britain, Austria, etc - were aiming their sights at the Revolutionary government in France, fearful of the collapse of their own monarchies. There was a very real fear that the young nation would rip itself apart or end up getting thrown under another distant monarchy.
John highly values Abigail's opinions.
Also John *laughs at her request*
Yep. Give John some credit for women
I loved the founding mothers so much! Mine is Abigail Adams who was so resourceful!
She is mine as well
@@cristinabuffington9659 Wow
Mine is Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton
@@maxgutman1849 mother of the great Alexander Hamilton?
@@diaquallo the wife of great and my hero Alexander Hamilton
The only video series i would watch to learn better on american history
Facts
History is complicated because people are complicated. Our founders were not perfect and we won’t be perfect according to our posterity.
Saaame!
I’m sure
Sometimes telling a story about famus people makes it more fun at the perspective of another. Thats basiclly how i feel this series will go and im exited
THIS DESERVES A TV SHOW
#Benjaminjustvistyourwife must've been trending on Twitter if they had Twitter back then.
Or #Debbieneedsadivorce
Mrs. Franklin deserved better and honestly, the fact that she protected her home with a Rifle. WOW
The way these men treated some of their women amazes me. But then again, these were the olden days were it was okay to treat women like crap. *shrugs*
But even then, people would’ve been judged by the public for that. Probably why we don’t study how these men ACTUALLY acted, since we get a totally different opinion of them.
@@amazingzie378 meh, back then rich men having public mistresses and illegitimate children was seen as normal. Definitely nowhere near we see it today. Having a side piece and illegitimate kids is social suicide today at least in the west
If you haven't seen it yet, I really recommend watching HBO's miniseries on John Adams. Not only is it fantastically written and acted (Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney!), but shows also how Abigail Adams was vital to John's success, being a voice for reason and calm when he could be too emotional and judgmentally impaired, and how she as (essentially) a single mom while John was away, kept her family safe during the war.
Debbie got shafted bad with her marital situation and relationship with Ben Franklin, but she held her own strongly given the circumstances. Martha is complicated as far as her legacy, because she and her family owned slaves (and her own half-sister was one!) yet she did not free them herself when she had the chance.
I've got to say Abigail is my favorite and being from the same town is pretty awesome
I’m writing a webseries on her and John and this woman was absolutely amazing. Did you know that she lived near Bunker Hill and when the battle happened she turned their home into a hospital for the troops? Or how she wrote her own will despite the fact that that was illegal in those days? John tried to execute it anyway, since most of what they both considered to be her property was legally owned by him, but even he couldn’t do everything because her will wasn’t legally binding in the eyes of the businesses and market.
@@shanachayadavison5857 when it’s done I really want to see that! I love that!
@@amazingzie378 It kind of is - I wrote the first half of the first season so I can market it around but I’m not planning on writing anything further until/unless I get the opportunity for it to actually be produced. Writing 50+ish episodes is a real time commitment for a project that may never get off the ground.
I’d love to share what I with you if you’d like?
@@shanachayadavison5857 sure! Is it posted anywhere?
@@amazingzie378 Profile should mention something called A Deadly Game or Chess
Abigail is a distant relative of mine. I only found this out, after years and years of reading about her. Come to find out, she is actually one of my relatives. I’m sure that many of us are related to many of these founding mothers. I just thought it was neat to find out a bit more about my/our family story.
Wow you have a sweet ways with words and I was overwhelmed reading your message
Hope we can be friends
Abigail Adams would've been a kick-ass suffragette and an incredible president!
She basically was co-President. John absolutely revered her and, since his cabinet was trying to oust him for complicated reasons (tl;dr: Hamilton’s influence) she was basically his only advisor. She also wrote her own will and had her own bank account despite the fact that both were illegal in those days. John even executed her will to the best of his legal ability out of respect for her.
And, Abigail also convinced her father to set free his slaves, included Phoebe Abdee, who served in Abigail’s home on her father’s request. And she lived near Bunker Hill and during the battle turned her home into a hospital for the troops.
@@shanachayadavison5857that was very nice of Abigail to urge her father to free the people who he had enslaved. I applaud her for doing the right thing.
I love your videos. They are so well done and how you narrate them is both interesting and relaxing. I learned so much every time. I've even been guilty of watching them multiple times. A really nice escape from everything else going on. Keep up the good work and thank you for being a light at this this more stressful time. Finally, thank you for showing so many women throughout history. It's very empowering and I'm enjoying it very much.
I am already looking forward to the Schuyler Sisters Elizabeth and Angelica Schuyler.
These women were witty and brilliant as their spouses.
And Peggy!!!
Pretty sure we’re all waiting for Angelica and Eliza.
Who needs online Symphonic Band when you could watch Lindsey Holiday?
I was so happy to see Eliza!
Ughhh it’s honestly depressing watching early American history and realizing our government has fallen so far
Thank u for using the term "inslaved" instead if slaves.
Kiki U But it’s spelled enslaved
I have been to Mary Washington's house in Fredericksburg, Virginia, Ferry Farm where George Washington grew up in Culpepper Virginia and Mary Washington's grave. I don't know there was so much history in that area until I went to visit family there. Also close to her grave, there's a rock called meditation point. It's said she stood on this rock and prayed for the continental soldiers during the dark days of the American Revolution.
Thank you for doing a video on Sally Hemings! She seems so interesting
If you really like Sally Hemings, there’s a book I’d recommend called “Wolf By The Ears” about her daughter, Harriet Hemings. She’s a pretty big part in it and it really gives you a good perspective on how Thomas Jefferson acted regarding his slaves.
I can't wait until you get to part 4. I did my thesis on Mercy Otis Warren 💙💚💛❤💜
Sad to see no Theodosia Prevost-Burr but anyways
Really?
She’s not technically a founding mother since Burr was not a Founding Father, but yes it would have been interesting to see a video about her
Oh, dear Theodosia.
Petition to add Theodosia to the list
But Theodosia wrote him a letter every day
Waiting for Dolley Madison ❤
Thank you! I love to hear about our founding mothers! They were intelligent, resourceful, and had to live in an era where women were owned! They did amazing things with the limitations of having no rights.
Please do a video about Maria Reynolds!
What a great part 1!!! Thank you so much. I learned a great deal!!!
Thanks for including how the Washingtons enslaved people and how they rotated the enslaved people every few months. A lot of people hear that they freed their slaves and think tthe Washingtons were against slavery. But that was not the case. Great work; I love your videos.
At the end of his second term in office in Philidelphia right before he returned to Mt. Vernon he let his slaves go that he had taken to Philadelphia. Washington became very conflicted with slavery over his lifetime. He did enact changes and In his will he did free his slaves and made sure they were to receive an education and the older slaves who were no longer able to work received a pension. He left them money that lasted until the 1840's.
Many of the rich owned slaves ba j then. Why do you think it’s shocking? Mostly in the south. According to a historian of America. Louisiana have more black slave owners that any state. Quite interesting.
MY ANGEL!!!
This is so wonderful, thank you!! I am homeschooling and just not finding info on ladies that I wanted. Just not enough! Thanks a million!
they say George Washington had a very high pitched voice and I just find that image hilarious
As a student working towards his History Masters Degree, I can assure you that I haven't been taught about any of these women in any of my classes, as a young kid until now. Lindsay has taught me so much about historical figures.
Love this channel! Thanks again Lindsay
What a great choice of subject, and thank you for not being merely hagiographic - I appreciate how honestly and plainly you tell the full and inglorious story of the Washingtons and the enslaved people they owned. Love your work, Lindsay!
So happy I found this series. Thankyou Lindsay for all the wonderful content! I love getting lost in history😀
"History is happenin in Manhattan and we just happen to be in the greatest city in the world, greatest city in the world!"...
I absolutely love all your content. I don’t comment often but you are amazing. Your research and topics are top notch. Informative and entertaining. Discovered you while trapped at home and so glad I stumbled across your channel. Thank you!!!
I’ve always felt horrible for Deborah Franklin.
I love your channel so much, talking about what so many people ignore in history, women! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and research 💚
Hello, how are you doing today
I'm excited for the series
This channel is soooo fun and the narrator has an amazing voice, very articulate, friendly and engaging.
YESSSSS! I love Deborah Samspon story and her and Paul Revere. She doesn’t get the recognition she deserves.
Thank you, Lindsey, LOVE THIS!
I can't wait for the second part of this series!
Excited for this series!
Saw the title and thought it was going to be about Mary Washington, the mother of the father of the country.
I watch a lot of historical shows/videos and you and your videos are at the top of my favourites. Thank you for satiating my history tooth.
"I want to sit under my own vine and fig tree....and no one shall make them afraid....we'll be safe in this nations we made....One last timeeeeee....."
Wow, that was so interesting. As a viewer in the UK it seems to me these women were so strong and independent; such a shame the US is still waiting for it's first female President! By the way, why wasn't Debbie Franklin's first marriage declared bigamous if he already had wife? So unfair on her.
this is six months late, but possibly due to patriarchy? women didn't have a lot of rights then, most, if not everyone, embraced the concept of patriarchy and applied it to daily life and the treatment of women. As a young woman it makes me relieved that I live in the 21st century where women's rights have drastically improved from the 1700s.
I really appreciate the complexity of history you shared in this video
Fabulous content for the kids beloved !
In Philadelphia they have the old president’s mansion unearthed for everyone to see
Oh I love the portraits in the stars intro! So creative!
Using this in my US History class! Thanks so much!!!
Another fantastic video!
I don't blame Deborah for not responding back to Benjamin
looking forward to Eliza Schuyler Hamilton!!! She was SUCH A BADASS! And I'm stoked that you're including Angelica Schuyler Church too. She has connections to both Hamilton and Jefferson! Lots of intrigue.
I think it’s wonderful how you provided the facts. People tend to sugarcoat the evils of people at that time just to save face. Thank you ❤️
The last time i was this early Tobey Maguier as Spiderman wasn't a meme.
Thank you so much for your videos! I love history but am unable to read for very long (narcolepsy). Now I can listen for as long as I like thanks to you.💜
I see Abigail Adams in a new light now!
❤ Love your videos!! Keep up the great work.
Martha looks exactly like her first husband in the paintings 🤣
I RECOGNIZE SO MANY OF THEM
I am so hyped for this
Yes I always want you to do this thank you 💖💖💖💖
The George Washington paintings were all used in those Adventures of George Washington memes, so I kept thinking about those and laughing the whole time. In spite of that, you have a great video!
Wow you spoke my mind
I love this channel so much
Fabulous video..great for home schooling!
so earlyyy Love this channel
love your videos
I’m grateful for the comments of empathy for Deborah Read in this comment section. Deborah and I are first cousins x9 removed and upon learning about what her marriage was like and what happened to her, it helps to see other people feel the same way I do.
Can you do videos on the foundings of each state? Or Maybe on how different colleges/universities were founded?
Idk I'd like to learn about more obscure historical figures as well
Deborah deserved better from Ben.
She knew who he was and went along with it.
@@direfranchement still doesn't mean she deserved it. She definitely deserved way better than him.
@@rx500android
She got what she wanted. She wasn't a victim.
RX500 Android he was doing important shit what do you expect, I agree she definitely deserved better but he was trying to get help from the french, without the french would the usa be here rn, think? 🥱 , be grateful.
Texas Is good did cheating on his wife help the usa?
That is true..he had an ultra ego, He became wealthy through his printing business. Then became a politician for the new US Government. He had a wondering eye for the ladies. He became an abandonment husband to Debrah. This attitude puts a dark side to his life.
one time when I was early, i thought Catherine de Medici's name meant: "Catherine of Medicine"
Fun fact Eliza Schuyler Hamilton and Sarah Livingston Jay are cousins.
Second fact Martha was George Washington’s first cousin.
Enjoyed your video! Didn't know the history of the wives. TYFS
First
PS: Love this channel
Luv your video's ❤️, keep doing more videos 👍
I can’t wait for the part with Elizabeth Hamilton