The term "founding fathers" rolls off the tongue pretty easily in our country.
Franklin, Washington, Jefferson… we can all name some of the men who helped found the republic.
But women played a role, too, despite the very different gender relations of the 18th century. Longtime broadcast journalist Cokie Roberts follows a book on these women for adults with an illustrated version for younger readers, Founding Mothers: Remembering the Ladies.
Cokie Roberts herself joins us.
