Mary Babson Fuhrer

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American History article highlights the women of Revolutionary Lexington

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My April, 2022 cover article for American History magazine, “Sisterhood at Lexington,” explores the important role that women played in nurturing revolution in Lexington, Mass. On April 19th, they bore […]

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Early American Life article features a love story in letters

September 6, 2022by mfuhrer823 Leave a comment

My article in the December, 2021 issue of Early American Life uses the 1829 and 1830 love letters of two New Englanders to offer an intimate peek into courtship, romance, […]

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American History Magazine Article

April 2, 2021by mfuhrer823 Leave a comment

The April 2021 issue of American History Magazine includes my latest article, “Half in Love with Death,” on the scourge of consumption or “the White Plague” in the early Republic. […]

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“Striped Pig” Article Inspires Pottery Artists

July 6, 2019by mfuhrer823 Leave a comment

Check out my article in the February 2019 issue of Early American Life. “The Striped Pig – A Tale of Porcine Protest,” tells the story of wily Yankee protesters in […]

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AASLH -Award of Excellence!

July 6, 2019by mfuhrer823 Leave a comment

I’m thrilled to share that Declaring Independence: Then and New,” the joint program of Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area and the American Antiquarian Society, has received a national Award of […]

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Declaring Independence – Then and Now

July 31, 2018by mfuhrer823 1 Comment

Reconsidering the Promises of the Declaration of Independence I’ve been busy this past spring and summer preparing scripts and narrating performances of Declaring Independence – Then and Now. The program  is […]

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Hands-On History Workshop Declaring Independence — Then and Now

February 6, 2016by mfuhrer823 Leave a comment

American Antiquarian Society announces: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 – 6:00pm to 9:00pm Hands-On History Workshop Declaring Independence — Then and Now Lead Scholars: Danielle Allen and Mary Babson Fuhrer Co-Sponsored […]

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Crisis of Community Receives Peter J. Gomes Memorial Book Prize

November 1, 2015by mfuhrer823 Leave a comment

I’m honored that Crisis of Community has been awarded the inaugural Peter J. Gomes Memorial Book Prize for best non-fiction book on Massachusetts history! Below is the announcement from the Massachusetts […]

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AHR Reviews Crisis of Community

May 13, 2015by mfuhrer823 Leave a comment

I appreciate Johann Neem’s gentle review of A Crisis of Community in the April 2015 volume of the American Historical Review. I would not, however, like to leave readers with the […]

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Two More Positive Reviews For Crisis of Community: JAH and JER

March 13, 2015by mfuhrer823 Leave a comment

In the December 2014 issue of the Journal of American History, Shelby Balik gives a favorable review of Crisis of Community. She notes that, “Fuhrer shows how the grand narratives of the early […]

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