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  1. Elizabeth Fries Ellet (née Lummis; October 18, 1818 – June 3, 1877) was an American writer, historian and poet. She was the first writer to record the lives of women who contributed to the American Revolutionary War .

    • Author, historian, poet, translator
    • Elizabeth Fries Lummis, October 18, 1818, Sodus Point, New York, U.S.
    • William Henry Ellet, (1806–1859)
    • June 3, 1877 (aged 58), New York City, U.S.
  2. Nov 19, 2008 · Ellet, E. F. (Elizabeth Fries), 1818-1877. Publication date 1850 Topics Women Publisher New York : Baker and Scribner Collection Princeton; americana Contributor

  3. Elizabeth Ellet was a pioneer of women's history and a controversial figure in the literary world. She wrote about the women of the American Revolution, but also meddled in the life of Edgar Allan Poe, who accused her of spreading rumors about him and his wife. Learn more about her life, work and legacy.

  4. Learn about the life and works of Elizabeth F. Ellet, a prolific writer who published translations, poetry, and histories of women's roles in America. She also corresponded with Edgar Allan Poe and influenced his reputation.

  5. Jun 3, 1999 · Elizabeth Fries Lummis Ellet (born Oct. 1812/18, Sodus Point, N.Y., U.S.—died June 3, 1877, New York, N.Y.) was an American historical writer, best remembered for her several extensive volumes of portraits of American women of the Revolutionary War and of Western pioneer days. Elizabeth Lummis began writing verse as a child.

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  7. Oct 7, 2020 · x, 226 pages : 24 cm This modern, annotated adaptation of the original three-volume edition of Women of the American Revolution by Elizabeth Ellet restores, in a single volume, a unique compilation of the roles played by eighty-four American women in the Revolutionary War.

  8. Jul 10, 2015 · Title: The Women of The American Revolution, Vol 2 (of 2) Author: Elizabeth F. Ellet Commentator: Anne Hollingsworth Wharton Release Date: July 10, 2015 [EBook #49412] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK WOMEN OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION *** Produced by David Widger from page images ...