What is Mercy Otis Warren?
{{Infobox writer | name = Mercy Otis | image = Mrs James Warren (Mercy Otis), by John Singleton Copley.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Mercy Otis Warren, circa 1763, oil on canvas by [[John Singleton Copley]] | pseudonym = A Columbian Patriot | birth_name = Mercy Otis | birth_date = September 14 [old style], 1728 | birth_place = [[Barnstable, Massachusetts]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1814|10|19|1728|9|24}} | death_place = [[Massachusetts]] | resting_place = [[Burial Hill]], Plymouth | resting_place_coordinates = {{coord|41.956|-70.666|region:US-MA}} | occupation = writer and poet | language = english | nationality = | ethnicity = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = | period = | genre = | subject = | movement = | notableworks = ''[[History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution]]'' | spouse = [[James Warren (politician)|James Warren]] (m. 1754) | children = | relatives = | influences = | influenced = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | portaldisp = }} '''Mercy Otis Warren''' (September 14, [September 25, New Style] 1728 – October 19, 1814) was a [[poet]] and [[playwright]]. She wrote political plays about the problematic situations that led to the American Revolution. ''The Adulator'' and ''The Group'' were published on the eve of the Revolution. Her later works included ''Poems, Dramatic and Miscellaneous'' and ''History of the American Revolution''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nwhm.org/education-resources/biography/biographies/mercy-otis-warren/ |title=Mercy Otis Warren |access-date=2013-06-20 |archive-date=2013-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507094429/http://www.nwhm.org/education-resources/biography/biographies/mercy-otis-warren/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> == Related pages == *[[List of poets from North America]] ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Warren, Merc