Home Front Contribution
1775-1783
Diagram of Women's Involvement
Audio Clip: Carol Berkin, Historian "Women Supporting the Troops" |
Audio Clip: Carol Berkin, Historian "Women's Homefront Contributions" |
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Individual Women
Mercy Otis Warren
"We have struggled for liberty & made costly sacrifices at her shrine and there are still many among us who revere her name too much to relinquish (beyond a certain medium) the rights of man for the dignity of women."-Mary Otis Warren
Esther DeBerdt Reed"During the American Revolution 7,000 dollars were raised for the war, which was used to make clothing for the soldiers." -Demeters Daughters Anna Greene Winslow
"As I am (as we say) a Daughter of Liberty, I chose to make as much of our own manufactory as possible." -Anna Winslow (Source: Diary of Anna Green Winslow) |