Revolutionary mothers : women in the struggle for America's independence

The Resource Revolutionary mothers : women in the struggle for America's independence

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Revolutionary mothers : women in the struggle for America's independence

Title remainder

women in the struggle for America's independence

Statement of responsibility

Carol Berkin

Language

eng

Summary

The American Revolution was a home-front war that brought scarcity, bloodshed, and danger into the life of every American. The author shows that women played a vital role throughout the struggle: we see women boycotting British goods in the years before independence, writing propaganda that radicalized their neighbors, raising funds for the army, and helping finance the fledgling government. We see how they managed farms, plantations, and businesses while their men went into battle, and how they served as nurses and cooks in the army camps; risked their lives carrying intelligence, participating in reconnaissance missions, or seeking personal freedom from slavery; served as spies, saboteurs, and warriors; and lived with the daily knowledge that their husbands could be hanged as traitors if the revolution did not succeed

Biography type

contains biographical information

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

973.3/082

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

E276

LC item number

.B47 2005

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography
indexes

Target audience

juvenile

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