Women of the Revolution

A detailed Summary of Women of the Revolution

Throughout the Revolutionary war women stood up to support their husbands

countrymen and their own beliefs. The most famous of these heroines were Rachel and

Grace Martin, Margaret Corbin, Angelica Vrooman, Mary Hagidorn, Anne Warner Bailey,

Anne Trotter Bailey, and the legendary Molly Pitcher. All these woman had their place in

battles that greatly effected the war, although they are few their presence is still felt.

Disguised as men, Grace and Rachel Martin, ambushed British officers carrying

important documents one night. Returning home, they found the officers enjoying a meal

their mother had prepared. The women's bravery began when the Martin sisters were

tired of how the British treated women and children. They sought this opportunity to help

out. Knowing that a courier was bringing British documents to South Carolina, they set

out to stop the courier and get the documents for the Patriots. Borrowing their husbands'

clothes and pistols, they waited in the dark along the road the courier would be

traveling. Upon hearing horses, they stopped the British officers, obtaining what they

needed without firing a shot. They were in for a real surprise when they arrived home

Angelica Vrooman, during the heat of battle, sat calmly in a tent with a bullet

matter what gender nationality or Religion you are you will always have a place in the

The Legendary Molly Pitcher deserves a place in history even though she is just

seem like much and she didn't actually fight she made the bullets so others could shoot

she is most famous for is her squirmish with the Indians. They were chasing her through

The Indians were sure she was possessed by an evil spirit.

Returning home, they found the officers enjoying a meal their mother had prepared.

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