The Role of Women in the War by Trisha Shridhar (LMS)

Boycotting

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Women in the revolutionary war played a big role. While they couldn’t fight in the actual war, they helped in other ways. One example was when they decided to boycott the British goods.

The Daughters of Liberty were a group founded when the Stamp Act occurred in 1765. They helped the men by boycotting British goods. They spun their own clothes and provided uniforms and other everyday clothing. One important figure was Martha Washington, who happened to be the wife of George Washington.

Helping in the army

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Often times, women also followed men to the army. They didn’t fight, but they still were very vital. George Washington himself stated that they were very important.

For example, they cooked food and cleaned up so that when the soldiers returned, they could eat. They washed the uniforms and made new ones and tended to injured soldiers.

Fighting in the war

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While women weren’t technically allowed to fight in the war, this wasn’t always the case. Sometimes, women took over for men when they were injured in battle. Other times, they disguised themselves as men to participate.

An example of this is Deborah Sampson, who disguised herself as a man and fought under the name of Robert Shurtliff. When injured, she hid an injury in her thigh and later pulled out a bullet because she was afraid of being caught.

Spreading information

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Women were also very important because they could spread information and often acted as spies and traveled unsuspected. They got information to other towns in time to help them prepare for wars.

Sybil Ludington was a woman who traveled TWICE as far as Paul Revere on horseback to warn the army to fight against the British.

Khan academy

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“Women in the American Revolution (Article).” Khan Academy, Khan Academy, www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/road-to-revolution/the-american-revolution/a/women-in-the-american-revolution#:~:text=Women%20supported%20the%20American%20Revolution,and%20even%20serving%20as%20spies. Accessed 15 Nov. 2023.

American battlefield trust

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“Women in the American Revolution.” American Battlefield Trust, 30 Aug. 2023, www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/women-american-revolution.