Women of Vision: Founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution

by Noel Marie Fletcher

A widowed single mother, domestic-violence survivor, impoverished Southern belle and poor relation of America’s first president: Eugenia Washington, Mary Desha, Ellen Hardin Walworth and Mary Smith Lockwood. They founded an enduring organization for women: the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution -- dedicated to promoting historic preservation, education, patriotism and remembering the legacy of Revolutionary War patriots. This is the story of their challenges, tragedies and triumphs as they strove to empower women.

317 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2021

About the author

Noël-Marie Fletcher is a journalist/author and photographer in Washington, D.C.

-- 1st Place Nonfiction History Book National Award, 2025, National Federation of Press Women / “Reporting the Nuremberg Trials: How Journalists Covered Live Nazi Trials and Executions"