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- catalog abstract ""Elizabeth Murray (1726-1785) was a Scottish immigrant who settled in Boston in her early twenties and took up shopkeeping. For many years, she practiced her trade successfully while marrying three times, once to a much older man who left her an extremely rich widow. This biography chronicles the life of this extraordinary "ordinary" woman who tried to make a place for herself and other women in the world by asserting her own independence inside and outside of the home." "The spirit of independence which Murray so valued in herself and nurtured in other women was severely tested by the upheavals of the American Revolution. With strong loyalties to both Britain and America, she was torn by the conflict, especially when close relatives chose opposing sides and her third husband abandoned her, leaving her to defend the family estate alone. Her wartime experiences - wild midnight rides, accusations of being a spy, quartering both royal and rebel troops and brief imprisonment - vividly capture the turmoil of the Revolution and highlight the range of her political commitments."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11670547.
- catalog contributor b11670548.
- catalog coverage "Boston (Mass.) History Revolution, 1775-1783.".
- catalog coverage "United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Women.".
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description ""Elizabeth Murray (1726-1785) was a Scottish immigrant who settled in Boston in her early twenties and took up shopkeeping. For many years, she practiced her trade successfully while marrying three times, once to a much older man who left her an extremely rich widow. This biography chronicles the life of this extraordinary "ordinary" woman who tried to make a place for herself and other women in the world by asserting her own independence inside and outside of the home." "The spirit of independence which Murray so valued in herself and nurtured in other women was severely tested by the upheavals of the American Revolution. With strong loyalties to both Britain and America, she was torn by the conflict, especially when close relatives chose opposing sides and her third husband abandoned her, leaving her to defend the family estate alone. Her wartime experiences - wild midnight rides, accusations of being a spy, quartering both royal and rebel troops and brief imprisonment - vividly capture the turmoil of the Revolution and highlight the range of her political commitments."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [265]-274) and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction: An Extraordinary Ordinary Woman -- Migration and Mobility -- A "She Merchant" in Boston -- The Bonds of Marriage and Benevolence -- Leisure and Industry in Britain and America -- Conflicting Loyalties and Fighting the Revolution -- The Legacy of a "Spirit of Independence."".
- catalog extent "xii, 279 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Elizabeth Murray.".
- catalog identifier "1558492631 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Elizabeth Murray.".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Amherst : University of Massachusetts,".
- catalog relation "Elizabeth Murray.".
- catalog spatial "Boston (Mass.) History Revolution, 1775-1783.".
- catalog spatial "Massachusetts Boston".
- catalog spatial "United States History Revolution, 1775-1783 Women.".
- catalog subject "974.4/6102/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "Businesswomen Massachusetts Boston Biography.".
- catalog subject "F73.44 .C6 2000".
- catalog subject "Murray, Elizabeth, 1726-1785.".
- catalog subject "Women Massachusetts Boston Biography.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction: An Extraordinary Ordinary Woman -- Migration and Mobility -- A "She Merchant" in Boston -- The Bonds of Marriage and Benevolence -- Leisure and Industry in Britain and America -- Conflicting Loyalties and Fighting the Revolution -- The Legacy of a "Spirit of Independence."".
- catalog title "Elizabeth Murray : a woman's pursuit of independence in eighteenth-century America / Patricia Cleary.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".