Martha Washington. I think she’s done herself a disservice in history with a little cap, you know? She looks like a namby-pamby little grandmotherly type, but she turned out to be a very strong woman.
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Women's roles are diminished for obvious reasons. It's the men whose names are on the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and who were generals and soldiers.
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| Birth: | 27th December, 1943 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Author, Commentator, Journalist |
About
Cokie Roberts was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is an American journalist and author. She works as a political commentator for ABC News, serving as an on-air analyst for the network. She graduated from Wellesley College in 1964, where she received a BA in Political Science. She has been married to Steven V. Roberts, a professor and fellow journalist, since 1966. She serves as a senior news analyst for NPR, where she was the congressional correspondent for more than ten years. Her coverage of the Iran-Contra Affair for that program won her the Edward Weintal Prize for Diplomatic Reporting in 1988.
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