Perseverance and determination were two characteristics shared by many women of the revolutionary war. Perseverance and determination are the ability to continue to fight and work hard for success in spite of obstacles and difficulties. The drive to overcome obstacles is necessary to be successful, especially during times of war. Sophia Calderwood, Catherine Schuyler, and Emily Geiger all use this perseverance and determination to complete their missions. In Sophia’s War, when Sophia hears of Benedict Arnold's plan to give West Point to the British, Sophia tries to get the information about the details of their visit to her superior, Mr. Townsend, but the intelligence never reaches him. When Sophia learn that the meeting that she had been
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Loyalty to the family that they had lost is the reason that these women accepted the dangerous mission to fight for the Patriot cause. In Sophia’s War for example, when Sophia’s brother is dies in a British Prison ship after being captured by the British, “vowed she would avenge William’s awful death” (118) and fight for the Patriot cause. When trying to decide whether or not to accept Mr. Townsend’s offer she says to herself, “Did I not constantly chide myself about my unfilled to avenge my brother’s death? Yet what had I done? Nothing.” (142) This vow and loyalty to her brother’s cause is the reason why she accepts Mr. Townsend’s to be a spy. Molly Pitcher was always loyal to her family, “after her husband collapsed during battle, she stepped into his place and began loading cannons. She continued manning the cannon even after an enemy cannon ball passed through her legs”. She took his place out of loyalty to him and the Patriot cause. She did not want her husband to have died for a battle that had already been lost. Anna Strong was also loyal to her husband and the Patriot cause, even when she thought she had lost him. “After the British captured her husband...it is also widely believed that she developed a signaling system for other undercover operatives through the manner in which she arranged her laundry.” Anna Strong helped Patriot spies communicate their findings. She continued to fight against those who had captured her husband, even if she could not afford to leave her household. Anna Strong, Molly Pitcher, and Sophia Calderwood all showed boundless loyalty and allegiance to their family members and the cause that they believed in. This allowed them to
Loyalty to the family that they had lost is the reason that these women accepted the dangerous mission to fight for the Patriot cause. In Sophia’s War for example, when Sophia’s brother is dies in a British Prison ship after being captured by the British, “vowed she would avenge William’s awful death” (118) and fight for the Patriot cause. When trying to decide whether or not to accept Mr. Townsend’s offer she says to herself, “Did I not constantly chide myself about my unfilled to avenge my brother’s death? Yet what had I done? Nothing.” (142) This vow and loyalty to her brother’s cause is the reason why she accepts Mr. Townsend’s to be a spy. Molly Pitcher was always loyal to her family, “after her husband collapsed during battle, she stepped into his place and began loading cannons. She continued manning the cannon even after an enemy cannon ball passed through her legs”. She took his place out of loyalty to him and the Patriot cause. She did not want her husband to have died for a battle that had already been lost. Anna Strong was also loyal to her husband and the Patriot cause, even when she thought she had lost him. “After the British captured her husband...it is also widely believed that she developed a signaling system for other undercover operatives through the manner in which she arranged her laundry.” Anna Strong helped Patriot spies communicate their findings. She continued to fight against those who had captured her husband, even if she could not afford to leave her household. Anna Strong, Molly Pitcher, and Sophia Calderwood all showed boundless loyalty and allegiance to their family members and the cause that they believed in. This allowed them to