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AR Women
Women of the American Revolution
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Margaret Corbin | Went to war with her husband and took over the cannon when her husband was shot. First woman to receive a pension from the war. |
| Esther de Berdt | From London resided in Philadelphia, member of Daughters of Liberty and raised money for war efforts. |
| Nancy Ward | Cherokee tribe on side of the British. Was an arbitrator-try to make peace between sides. |
| Phyllis Wheatley | Poet. She was a slave lived in Boston. poetry was about equality. She was praised by George Washington. |
| Deborah Sampson | lived in Massachusettes and signed up for the minute men under the name Robert Shifflin, Led a raid on a Tory home. |
| Elizabeth Freeman | sued for her freedom in Massachusetts. Heard the Declaration of Independence and knew all men(humans) should be free. Sued and won. first to woman to get freedom |
| Sybil Ludington | 16 year old that warned the militia of British coming. She rode 40 miles in the rain. |
| Deborah Franklin | Lived in Philadelphia and ran the post office and general store. Strong business woman during the Revolutionary war. |
| Abigail Adams | Knew the importance of including women in the newly created declaration of Independence. |
| Prudence Wright | Leader of the minute women, dressed like a man and spied for the Patriots. She protected a bridge from the British advancement. |
| Grace and Rachel Martin | Soldiers, dressed like men to be part of the war. Interrupted an important letter in South Carolina. |
| Peggy Shippen | lived in Philadelphia and was a spy for the British |
| Martha Washington | was more than a generals wife she fund raised for the continental army |
| Catherine Moore Barry | Both a spy and messenger warned that the British were coming and was able to fend off the British in battle of Cowpens |
| Penelope Barker | Led women in boycott of British products |
| Mary Lindley Murray | Distracted British to allow Patriots to escape. Fed the British to distract them |
| Emily Geiger | South Carolina 18 year old messenger across opposing lines to get help |
| Hannah White Arnett | leader and motivator to get women to help in the war effort |
| Anne Bates | school teacher and ran general store she spied for the British |
| Lydia Darrah | Quaker and spy. She held parties and General Howe attended where she would listen to plans and then inform George Washington. |
| Anna Warner Bailey | Helped by supplying the soldiers with supplies and helped care for the wounded soldiers. |
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