Historian, playwright, and early pioneer of women’s rights Mercy Otis Warren (1728-1814) of West Barnstable emerged as a premier woman of the American Revolution, breaking conventional gender roles of her time every step of the way. A champion of liberty, Warren promoted the Patriot cause with unrestrained passion, publishing politically motivated satirical plays and poems despite being squarely seated in the station of men. She persevered in her work, despite criticism from leading figures like John Adams, standing by her every word. After the war, she wrote and published a highly influential three-volume history of the American Revolution, designating her as “The First Lady of the Revolution”. Mercy eventually settled in Plymouth with her husband and greatest supporter, one of the many men in her family noted to have encouraged her efforts, and treated her both as a confidante and equal. And why shouldn’t they have?