Women and the American Revolution
Women in the American Revolution: the role played by female fighters and women at home during the Revolutionary War.
Books on Women During and After the American Revolution
Women's lives began to change with the American Revolution. Every war means more women taking charge during the absence and after the deaths of husbands and fathers. After the war, talk of rights raised issues of women's rights and education. Read about some individual women whose voices were heard and about the lives of other women whose stories are known less directly.
Women's lives began to change with the American Revolution. Every war means more women taking charge during the absence and after the deaths of husbands and fathers. After the war, talk of rights raised issues of women's rights and education. Read about some individual women whose voices were heard and about the lives of other women whose stories are known less directly.
Sybil Ludington
A profile of Sybil Ludington highlighting her heroic 1777 ride to raise militia troops to stop the British advance.
A profile of Sybil Ludington highlighting her heroic 1777 ride to raise militia troops to stop the British advance.
American Women in War and Peace
Women in the Revolutionary War: Deborah Samson, Anne Bailey, and others. Also debunks the Molly Pitcher legend.
Women in the Revolutionary War: Deborah Samson, Anne Bailey, and others. Also debunks the Molly Pitcher legend.
Margaret Cochran Corbin
She fought in the American Revolution alongside her husband, continued fighting when her husband was killed, and was awarded a half-pension for her injuries and service.
She fought in the American Revolution alongside her husband, continued fighting when her husband was killed, and was awarded a half-pension for her injuries and service.
Monuments and Memorials to Women Warriors
This page includes photos of statues of several women who fought in the American Revolution, along with short profiles. Included: Sybil Ludington, Margaret Corbin, Mary Ludwig Hays, Deborah Samson.
This page includes photos of statues of several women who fought in the American Revolution, along with short profiles. Included: Sybil Ludington, Margaret Corbin, Mary Ludwig Hays, Deborah Samson.
Deborah Samson
Canton, Massachusetts, Historical Society on the official heroine of the state of Massachusetts. Site plays music (controls at bottom of page).
Canton, Massachusetts, Historical Society on the official heroine of the state of Massachusetts. Site plays music (controls at bottom of page).