Project Gutenberg 2013-08-27 Public domain in the USA. 364 Pryor, Sara Agnes Rice 1830 1912 Rice, Sara Agnes Pryor, Mrs. Roger A. Pryor, Sara Rice The Mother of Washington and Her Times E-text prepared by Melissa McDaniel, Julia Neufeld, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "The Mother of Washington and Her Times" by Sara Agnes Rice Pryor is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the life of Mary Ball Washington, the mother of George Washington, delving into her ancestry, upbringing, and the societal context in which she lived. This account aims to celebrate the oft-overlooked contributions of mothers to the legacies of their famous sons, particularly focusing on Mary Washington's life and character. The opening of the book introduces the premise that while many great men receive ample documentation of their achievements, the women who raised and nurtured them often remain in the shadows. Pryor emphasizes the absence of narratives surrounding the mothers of notable historical figures, lamenting this oversight in American history. She reflects on the importance of acknowledging these women's roles, particularly Mary Washington's, asserting that her influence was fundamental in shaping her son's character. The narrative sets the stage for a detailed exploration of Mary Washington's lineage, her early life in Virginia, and the cultural backdrop against which she raised one of the nation’s founders. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43571/43571-h/images/coverpage.jpg Reading ease score: 66.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Virginia -- Social life and customs Washington, Mary Ball, 1708-1789 E300 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American 558087 2025-09-17T13:25:02.792375 text/html 538202 2024-10-23T18:07:46 text/html 2622321 2025-09-17T13:25:10.976378 application/epub+zip 2628584 2025-09-17T13:25:04.384383 application/epub+zip 255796 2025-09-17T13:25:03.576363 application/epub+zip 2786006 2025-09-17T13:25:16.097298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2719333 2025-09-17T13:25:10.111341 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 355850 2022-09-19T20:25:46.628858 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 480081 2025-09-17T13:25:01.619395 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 460090 2024-10-23T18:07:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16756 2025-09-17T13:25:16.235313 application/rdf+xml 8975 2025-09-17T13:25:03.685368 image/jpeg 1755 2025-09-17T13:25:03.634363 image/jpeg 2544806 2025-09-17T13:25:03.019399 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia