Uncovering the forgotten lineage of the Statue of Liberty, Bob Hieronimus and Laura Cortner explain how she is based on a female symbol representing America on the earliest maps of the continent in the form of a Native American “Queen.” The image of a woman symbolizing independence was embraced by the American revolutionaries to rally the populace against the King, filling the role of “Founding Mother” and protector of the fledgling republic. Incorporating Libertas, the Roman goddess of freed slaves, with Minerva, Demeter, Justice, and the Indian Princess, Lady Liberty is seen all over the nation’s capital, and on the seals and flags of many states.…mehr
Uncovering the forgotten lineage of the Statue of Liberty, Bob Hieronimus and Laura Cortner explain how she is based on a female symbol representing America on the earliest maps of the continent in the form of a Native American “Queen.” The image of a woman symbolizing independence was embraced by the American revolutionaries to rally the populace against the King, filling the role of “Founding Mother” and protector of the fledgling republic. Incorporating Libertas, the Roman goddess of freed slaves, with Minerva, Demeter, Justice, and the Indian Princess, Lady Liberty is seen all over the nation’s capital, and on the seals and flags of many states.
Robert Hieronimus, Ph.D. is an internationally known historian, visual artist, and radio host and has appeared on History, Discovery, BBC, and National Geographic. The host of 21st Century Radio, he lives in Maryland. Laura E. Cortner has co-authored previous titles with Robert Hieronimus including Founding Fathers, Secret Societies and United Symbolism of America. Her work appears regularly in periodicals like UFO Magazine, FATE Magazine, and several Beatles publications. She is the director of the Ruscombe Mansion Community Health Center and lives in Maryland.
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Foreword By J. Zohara Meyerhoff Hieronimus, D.H.L. Acknowledgments 1 What Do We Mean by “The Secret Life of Lady Liberty”? 2 Where Are Your Women? 3 What the Statue of Liberty Learned from the Indian Princess 4 Goddesses Were Everywhere 5 Colossal Statuary Consists of More than Size A Statue of Liberty Time Line 6 Behind the Statue of Liberty Is Her Earth-Mother Indian Queen 7 How the Statue of Liberty Became the Whore of Babylon 8 The Black Statue of Liberty 9 The Statue of Liberty and the Secrets of Mary 10 The Liberty to Choose What to Believe 11 Armed Liberty Freedom Acquired through Bloodshed 12 Lady Liberty and Her Sisters We Are One 13 A Delightful Inconsistency Feminists and Labor Activists on the Statue 14 The Statue of Liberty as a Symbol for the Future Appendix Guest Biographies The Lady Liberty Radio Interview Series Appendix 2 Brief Biographies of a Few Female Leaders We Should Have Learned about in School Notes Bibliography Index About the Authors
Foreword By J. Zohara Meyerhoff Hieronimus, D.H.L. Acknowledgments 1 What Do We Mean by “The Secret Life of Lady Liberty”? 2 Where Are Your Women? 3 What the Statue of Liberty Learned from the Indian Princess 4 Goddesses Were Everywhere 5 Colossal Statuary Consists of More than Size A Statue of Liberty Time Line 6 Behind the Statue of Liberty Is Her Earth-Mother Indian Queen 7 How the Statue of Liberty Became the Whore of Babylon 8 The Black Statue of Liberty 9 The Statue of Liberty and the Secrets of Mary 10 The Liberty to Choose What to Believe 11 Armed Liberty Freedom Acquired through Bloodshed 12 Lady Liberty and Her Sisters We Are One 13 A Delightful Inconsistency Feminists and Labor Activists on the Statue 14 The Statue of Liberty as a Symbol for the Future Appendix Guest Biographies The Lady Liberty Radio Interview Series Appendix 2 Brief Biographies of a Few Female Leaders We Should Have Learned about in School Notes Bibliography Index About the Authors
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