Republican motherhood
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Oct 7, 2026
Tabitha BaumHOST
In 1787, Dr. Benjamin Rush, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, published an essay arguing that American women had to be educated, and educated well, because they would be the ones teaching their sons the principles of liberty and government.
Tabitha BaumHOST
Two centuries later, the historian Linda Kerber gave that idea a name: Republican motherhood.
Tabitha BaumHOST
The republic would last only as long as the home kept producing citizens who understood it.
Tabitha BaumHOST
Somewhere along the way, we forgot that.