{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Broad History","title":"The political awakening of American women (Carol Berkin) | Women of the American Revolution Ep 1","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/881c4872\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3498,"description":"The most radical thing about the American Revolution? The sudden politicisation of colonial women, argues Dr Carol Berkin, author of \"Revolutionary Mothers\" and one of the preeminent historians of women in the early United States. Women were the main organisers of the boycotts of British goods, which fanned the flames of revolution. They were involved in every aspect of the war – except in high politics, from which they were barred.Sign up for the newsletter at www.broadhistory.com. Listen early and without ads. Become a member at www.broadhistory.com/membership.What do you think?Read & comment at broadhistory.comEmail me: isa@broadhistory.comJump to: Get the book🇺🇸 Buy the book in the US: https://bookshop.org/a/79408/9781400075324🇬🇧 Revolutionary Mothers is unavailable in the UK, but you can browse for other books on Women in the American Revolution(Affiliate bookshop.org links support Broad History and indie bookstores.)","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/BR4UAONFPtQAbjdCzu8sEpojROQm7IqAM92ijb46AcU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81OTBh/ODM0NDQ4YTcwNzVh/NmYzNDk2NWU3NmIz/MWJiZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}