Women During the American Revolution
The Daughters of Liberty formed in opposition to the British. Women organized boycotts against cloth and tea, produced hand-spun cloth, stopped wearing silk and satin, and stopped serving tea and wine. Their efforts leading up to the war against the Stamp Act and Townshend Act were vital in the ability of the colonies to organize against the British.
During the war, women participated in boycotts, sewed clothing, raised funds, and occasionally engaged in battle (15).
During the war, women participated in boycotts, sewed clothing, raised funds, and occasionally engaged in battle (15).
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Abigail Adams (19)
"Abigail Adams ran the household and family farm, engaged in business enterprises, purchased land, and dealt with tenants (20)." |
Deborah Sampson (17)
"Slowly the idea of joining the army dressed as a man took hold. After venturing out undetected in her disguise, she resolved to enlist, which she did in the spring of 1781 (18)." |
Molly Pitcher (21)
"Molly Pitcher was a patriot who carried pitchers of water to soldiers and helped with cannon duty during the American Revolution's Battle of Monmouth (22)." |
"Republican Motherhood was an ideology that gave women a political function, that of raising children to be moral, virtuous citizens of the new republic, without their engaging in political activity outside the domestic realm (24)." (27)
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(25) This idea of the role of women developed during the American Revolution and continued after it ended (15).
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