The Mercy Otis Warren Project

The Mercy Otis Warren Committee was formed with the support of the Barnstable County Commissioners. Under the leadership of Audrey Loughnane and Louis Cataldo, the committee was successful in bringing about the creation and placement of a statue of the courageous American patriot Mercy Otis Warren on the front lawn of the Barnstable County Superior Courthouse. This statue was dedicated on July 4, 2001 and is located near David's statue of her brother, James Otis, which was dedicated on July 4, 1995.

While James is recognized as one of the men who started the march to the revolution in the 1760’s, Mercy was a writer who, because of the restraints upon women of her time, often had to publish anonymously or under a pseudonym. She has been called "The First Lady of the American Revolution" and was the only woman to write a pamphlet that called for a bill of rights to be added to our Constitution. Other works of Mercy's include the first published history of the Revolution. Until now, this important patriot has been largely unknown because she was a woman.

For more information, contact:

The Otis Memorial Committee
Barnstable County Superior Courthouse
Barnstable, MA 02630
508-362-9484

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