Paperback. Like New. Great American men have always understood the importance of women. John Adams described them as "the most infallible barometer. of morality and virtue in a nation." And Daniel Webster said the "promulgation of sound moralss" was a wojan's contribution to "the preservation of a free government." WIVES OF THE SIGNERS describes those women who, alongside their husbands, experienced the trials and triumphs of the struggle for independence and the challenge of building a new nation. WIVES OF THE SIGNERS highlights these great American women.