074 Martha Washington

Ben Franklin's World

Liz Covart

History, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2016

⏱️ 35 minutes

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George Washington stands as one of the most famous Americans in history, but what do we know of his helpmeet and partner, Martha? Who was the woman who stood beside and encouraged Washington? How did she assist him as he led the Continental Army and governed a new nation? Today, we investigate the life of Martha Washington with Mary Wigge, Research Editor at the Martha Washington Papers Project. Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/074 Helpful Show Links Help Support Ben Franklin's World Crowdfunding Campaign Ask the Historian Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App *Books purchased through this link will help support the production of Ben Franklin's World. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to Ben Franklin's World,
0:04.0	Podcast about Early American History with Liz Covert.
0:08.0	The study of history is key to understanding who we are
0:11.0	and how we can affect a better future.
0:13.0	Van Franklin's world will introduce you to historical people and events that have impacted and shaped our present day world.
0:20.0	And now, here's your host, Liz Colarn.
0:23.6	Hello and welcome to episode 74 of Ben Franklin's world.
0:28.3	The podcast dedicated to helping you,
0:30.4	learn more about how the people and events of our early American past have shaped the present
0:34.8	day world we live in.
0:37.2	George Washington stands as one of the most famous Americans in history, but what do we know
0:42.4	about his help meet and partner, Martha.
0:45.9	Martha Washington was a strong business savvy woman, but when we think about her, we often only
0:50.8	do so because we're pairing her with George.
0:53.0	So what could we learn if we looked at Martha on her own terms?
0:58.0	Today, we're going to find out because we're going to focus our weekly exploration of early American history on Martha Washington.
1:06.0	Our guide for this investigation is Mary Wiggi, a research editor for the Martha Washington Papers Project.
1:13.5	During our quest to find out more about Martha,
1:16.1	Mary reveals details about the Martha Washington Papers Project,
1:20.8	Martha's views on slavery, and why Martha Mary George Washington and what she thought
1:26.3	of his military and political career. But first, are you a member of the Ben
1:31.6	Franklin's world listener community on Facebook?
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