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Betsy Ross
• Grandson William Canby first told of Betsy’s contribution of the flag years after she had passed away to the Historical Society
• Historians were reluctant to believe-needed evidence
• The entire family backs the story and the dates do fall into place
• Was a friend of George Washington and had her own upholstery business
• Lost two husbands to the war
Mary Pickersgill• Sewed the flag the Star Spangled
Banner was written after• The flag was 30 by 42 feet and she
sewed it in 6 weeks
Sybil Ludington• A messenger warned her father, Col. Ludington
at 9 PM of a British attack on Danbury (Colonist supplies where here) – 2000 British soldiers vs. 150 Colonist
soldiers• Sybil knew the terrain and left to sound the
alert, she was 16– She would wake one person to ring the bell
and have them alert the rest of the town• Avoided British soldiers, loyalists and “skinners”
(no loyalty to anyone)• Accounts claim when a man asked to
accompany her she sent him east to sound the alarm in Brewster as she continued on
• Arrived back home at dawn, 400 men had come to fight
• The militia was too late to save Danbury but still fought the British troops.
• George Washington thanked her personally
Women’s Roles• Women could not own property however if their husband was away
at war or passed away they could take over their property/business• Women made clothes, candles, soap and food during this time• Some women and their children followed the soldier's camps and
cooked their food as well as do their laundry• Women played an important part in boycotting tea and other British
goods• Other jobs women had: barbers, midwives, sextons, tavern owners,
printers, maids, seamstresses• A few women even dressed as men and fought as soldiers• Women acted as nurses and created ammunition, such as President
John Adams wife Abigail Adams• Many women who had influences in the war were most likely spies
and undercover, so there is no documentation of such things except one
• Bottom Left: Deborah Samson otherwise known as Robert Shirtliffe (received education from bribing boys, became a teacher then heard of the War, received two wounds but was not discovered until a fever broke out-the doctor took care of her at his home then sent her back to her home. She began to teach again, married and had three boys was then granted land and pension by George Washington himself for her service. (Passed away at 67)
• Bottom Right: Mercy Otis Warren: first person to write the story of the American Revolution. She continued to write, at age 77 she wrote her last book whom President Jefferson ordered advanced copies of for himself and the cabinet members of the White House. (Passed away at 86)
• Dicey Langston-Father was British loyalist, three brothers were Revolutionists. Warned her brothers of an attack on their camp which put her father in danger that they escaped…again. She threw herself on her father and reprimanded the other British loyalists for accusing her father. Many times she threw her life in the line without disregard to the consequence. (Married and had 23 children passing away at age 71)
Sources
• http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/flagpcp.html• http://www.historicpatterson.org/Exhibits/
ExhSybilLudington.php• http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/womenenc/ludington.htm• http://www.contemplator.com/history/revwomen.html• http://www.revolutionary-war.net/mercy-otis-warren.html• http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/biographies/
sampson.html
