Women in the American Revolution

800331860 The American Revolution was certainly a war for independence rather a Rebellion. Many group throughout American Society has been victims of not having independence. To name a few there were workers, women, loyalists as well as African Americans who were victimized. These groups suffered a fight for liberty and ways you would never imagine. Women in The American Revolution played a big part. Women barely had any rights to do anything. "Deborah Sampson, the daughter of a poor…

Women have been the slave of man for many generations. Women must get married at a certain age, and do what their husbands say. They must have children, cook for the family, and clean for the family. For some years, if the women’s husband died, they were a widow and basically shunned from society. Once the revolution came though, that was when women started to really make their mark in America. The Revolution had both a positive and negative impact in women because though it paved the way for…

Before the American Revolution the 13 colonies was ran by the rich white Christian men that were seen as the majority. On the other hand, for minorities to gain power or worth it was practically impossible. One minority in particular endured hardships and little societal worth due to sexism; this specific minority was women. In the years prior to the war women had little role in the political society and were given little to no say in any decisions. In public women were almost seen as invisible,…

muscular and fearless. The local Cherokees referred to her as “Wahatche” or “war woman.” Nancy married Benjamin Hart in 1771 and they settled along the Broad River in Wilkes County, Georgia. They had six sons and two daughters. During the American Revolution Nancy’s husband was away and she was left to tend to the farm. Nancy enjoyed spying on the British. She would dress up as a man and go into the British camp pretending to be feeble minded so she could obtain information. Nancy also engaged…

Women played a critical role in the American Revolution. Fighting for independence from Great Britain, the Americans gave it their all to be free. Men get all the glory for defeating the English, but in reality, they have help from their wives, sisters, daughters, and mothers. Women would follow their husbands during the war, stay at home and take care of the children, or fight in the war alongside men. During the Revolutionary War, women proved to be an important asset to the Americans. To…

Revolutionary Women Summary Generally, when we read about the American Revolution we hear about all the heroic deeds of men like George Washington or Paul Revere. What we don’t often hear about is the many heroic deeds women performed as well. I read the book Women Heroes of the American Revolution, by Susan Casey which told the story of 20 different women. There were lots of women involved in the revolution, whether they quietly resisted the British, spied on them for American militia, or…

societies where women are considered lesser beings. Their opinions disregarded, others claim their bodies and voicing their opinions is often considered outrageous. While these injustices seem foreign and unimaginable in the United States, we have our own plethora of issues. Women aren’t treated as a whole human in dozens of countries and America, unfortunately, lines the list. The Gender Pay Gap is an alarming statistic that impacts women across the country. According to the American…

The American Revolution necessary for independence and freedom according to the Americans. The reasons as to why they needed to leave the British empire was indeed necessary, but did it really fix anything for American? In my opinion “The American Revolution” was not very revolutionary for the U.S and the citizens. The U.S. was in debt, no rights changed for women and slaves, and U.S. was not united after the Revolution so nothing really changed for the Americans after the war. The war began…

American Revolution was revolutionary in some ways, but how big and long lasting wear those changes? The American revolution was a war between England and 13 British Colonies. 13 British Colonies won that war and named themselves The Unites States of America. Some historians like Charles Beard and Howard Zinn argue that the american revolution wasn’t revolutionary in a lot of ways. They say that it was only revolutionary in terms of political independence but not in terms of social equality…

“Revolution is a Process” Bassem youssef once said, “A revolution is not an event. It’s a process. And it takes time,” In order to be a successful revolution, it should be a string of events forever. It is true the American Revolution did tackle many ideas including taxation and new laws, although the revolution was not revolutionary. This is correct for it did not tackle other ideas such as slavery, women rights, or Native Americans rights. Slavery was a hefty issue in the colonies at the…