There were also women on the battlefield fighting in place for their wounded husbands and delivering pitchers of water for the canons. …show more content…
Recently, I have learned the difference between the conscious, subconscious, and the unconscious mind; of the three, I found the unconscious mind extremely interesting. The unconscious mind is difficult to access and often effects our behaviors from values we have learned when we were children. With this in mind, I believe that most of these women who directly involved themselves in the Revolutionary War felt the need to support their husbands and fight for their family beliefs. Whether it was affected by religion, society, or human nature, their decisions contributed to the outcomes of the war, and for some, their contributions ended up becoming a determining factor. With every act, a small portion of fate was altered which eventually - in combination with other factors of the war - led us to