Explore the women of the American Revolution, organizers, writers, and soldiers who shaped the fight for independence, from Martha Washington and Abigail Adams to Sybil Ludington and Deborah Sampson.
Introducing the Petticoat Patriots of the Revolution, including the “Daughters of Liberty” and future “Lady Presidents” Martha Washington, and Abigail Adams. We will also meet Mrs. Adams’ friend Mercy Warren, as well as Esther Reed, a Philadelphia socialite. Then we will marvel over the courageous midnight-riders: Susanna Bolling of VA, Betsy Dowdy of NC, and Sybil Ludington of CT. Lastly, we will explore the soldiers, Deborah Sampson of MA and “Molly Pitcher” of NJ.