Molly Pitcher and the Battle of Monmouth
On June 28, 1778, a vicious battle raged several miles west of present-day Freehold, New Jersey. It included some of the longest sustained combat of...
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The Daring Exploits of Elizabeth, Grace, and Rachel Martin
In learning of the imminent passing of a British courier that carried crucial dispatches through South Carolina’s Ninety Six District, Elizabeth...
Republican Motherhood
In many ways, the American Revolution saw women acting far outside their traditional gender roles. While men left their homes, farms, and businesses...
Mercy Otis Warren
During the American Revolution, women served many crucial roles in the domestic sphere of America, but few were able to breach into the public and...
10 Facts: Harriet Tubman
Explore ten crucial facts about Harriet Tubman, an abolitionist, spy, nurse, suffragette, and former slave who worked tirelessly to free enslaved...
Martha Washington: America’s First, First Lady
What can be said about Martha Washington that hasn’t been thrown into the lexicon of American lore that we don’t already know about this American icon...
Remembering the Ladies
In the late March of 1776, as the Second Continental Congress gathered to debate the merits of independence from Great Britain, Abagail Smith Adams...
Deadly Duty in the Arsenals
Women in some urban areas became valued employees at munitions plants and arsenals, building the machinery of war.
Georgeanna Woolsey: A Day in the Life of a Northern Nurse
A page which describes the experiences of Georgeanne Woolsey, who became a volunteer nurse during the Civil War.
Female Nurses During the Civil War
Learn about the roles of female nurses on and off of a Civil War battlefield.
Nine Times in American History When a Woman Saved the Day
Although often overlooked, women played a fundamental in the founding of the United States and our nation’s early conflicts. Here are nine times in...
Women in the American Revolution
Women played critical roles in the American Revolution and subsequent War for Independence. Historian Cokie Roberts considers these women our Founding...