author
E. F. (Elizabeth Fries) Ellet
1818–1877
A pioneering American writer, historian, and poet, Elizabeth Fries Ellet brought women’s stories to the center of Revolutionary-era history. Her best-known work, The Women of the American Revolution, remains an important record of the patriotic women who helped shape the nation.
6 Audiobooks
The Women of The American Revolution, Vol. 2
by E. F. (Elizabeth Fries) Ellet
The Women of The American Revolution, Vol. 1
by E. F. (Elizabeth Fries) Ellet
Women artists in all ages and countries
by E. F. (Elizabeth Fries) Ellet
Poems, translated and original
by E. F. (Elizabeth Fries) Ellet
Nouvellettes of the musicians
by E. F. (Elizabeth Fries) Ellet
The pioneer women of the West
by E. F. (Elizabeth Fries) Ellet
About the author
Elizabeth Fries Lummis Ellet was born on October 18, 1818, in Sodus Point, New York. She published her first book, Poems, Translated and Original, in 1835, and later married chemist William Henry Ellet, moving with him to South Carolina before returning to New York in 1845.
Ellet wrote poetry, history, translations, essays, and books about domestic life and literature. Her most important work, The Women of the American Revolution, appeared in three volumes in 1845 and documented the lives and contributions of women during the early history of the United States.
She continued publishing throughout her life, producing works including Family Pictures from the Bible, Evenings at Woodlawn, and Domestic History of the American Revolution. She died in New York City on June 3, 1877.