Michael and All....Regarding Americans....The rest of the world may underestimate us. But we won't underestimate ourselves. We may disagree, but when push comes to shove, we WILL support the common cause. Both men and women will support that cause.
Because of my comments and thoughts about "duct tape and tin foil items" (to me a symbol of home spun strength and ingenuity)....versus "band aid and plastic wrap" as a symbol of the rhetoric and resolution type solutions... Thought I'd look up American Revolution Heroines...
Hopefully, you will find this interesting. And yes, it is in support of American Foreign Policy that I post this...
Women in the American Revolution
This 4th grade teacher and class are to be commended!!!
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Everyone's heard of Paul Revere, George Washington, Benedict Arnold, and Peyton Randolph, but who knows about Molly Pitcher, Penelope Barker, Esther Reed, or Patience Wright? Well, if you haven't, you've come to the right place. Not all of them picked up muskets. Some chose to fight with an arrow or a cannon. Others chose a pen, a needle, a pitchfork, sculpting tools, and an apron. Some of these women fought up close. One contributed from thousands of miles away. But, if it weren't for these women, we might be singing My country Tis of Thee with its original lyrics. Enter at your own risk - you might learn something
Abigail Adams
Catherine Moore Barry
Margaret Corbin
Nancy Hart
Molly Hays McCauley
Esther Reed
Nancy Ward
Phillis Wheatley
Hannah Arnett
Martha Bratton
Lydia Darragh
Sybil Ludington
Rebecca Motte
Besty Ross
Mercy Otis Warren
Prudence Wright
Elizabeth Zane
Penelope Barker
Elizabeth Burgin
Emily Geiger
Grace and Rachel Martin
Mary Lindley Murray
Deborah Sampson
Martha Washington
Patience Wright |
