Esther de berdt reed biography sample
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Esther de berdt reed biography sample
Reed, Esther de Berdt (–)
Co-founder of the first relief organization during the American Revolution . Born Esther De Berdt on October 22, , in London, England; died of dysentery on September 18, , in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; daughter of Dennys De Berdt and Martha (Symons) De Berdt; married Joseph Reed (a lawyer), on May 31, ; children:
Martha, Joseph, Esther, Theodosia (d.
), Dennis De Berdt, George Washington.
Moved to America (); was hostess to many delegates to the First Continental Congress (); published the broadside The Sentiments of an American Woman (); co-founded the Philadelphia Ladies Association and led a fund-raising campaign to support the Continental Army ().
Born in London, England, in , Esther De Berdt was exposed to Americans and their interests early in life.
Her father Dennys De Berdt, an agent for the colonies of Delaware and Massachusetts who helped win the revocation of the Stamp Act, often hosted Americans in his London and country homes. I