Born c. 1707
Died December 19, 1774
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Businesswoman
"She prov'd a good and faithful Helpmate, assisted me much by attending the Shop, we throve together, and have ever … [tried] to make each other happy."
Benjamin Franklin
Portrait: Deborah Read Franklin. Reproduced by permission of the Corbis Corportion (Bellevue).
Benjamin Franklin
Portrait: Deborah Read Franklin. Reproduced by permission of the Corbis Corportion (Bellevue).
Deborah Read Franklin played an important role in the founding of the United States simply by taking on the management of her family business. By doing so she allowed her husband, founding father Benjamin Franklin (see entry), the opportunity to actively pursue his role in state and national politics in the decades before and after the American Revolution.
...Source: American Revolution: Biographies, ©2000-02-28 Gale Cengage. All Rights Reserved. Full copyright.
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