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Women of the American Revolution

Unit 6, Lesson 3

Agenda

•Vocabulary

•Lesson

activist

•(noun) a person who works for change

Showing SupportWriters: Many women wrote poems and plays that made fun of British laws and encouraged

patriot activities Phyllis

WheatleyMercy Otis

Warren

Showing SupportBoycotts: Many women signed

petitions to boycott (not buy) British goods (cloth and

tea)

Showing SupportMorale: Many famous women wrote letters of support to their husbands and

visited soldiers during the warMartha

WashingtonAbigail Adams

New Roles for Women

Before ECONOMICROLES During

*Most women ran the

household

*Men controlled businesses and

land

*Women took charge of

businesses and farms

*Women kept the economy

going

New Roles for WomenRoles:

1. Nurses2. Supply Managers3. Soldiers4. Spies

New Roles for WomenRoles:

1. Nurses2. Supply Managers3. Soldiers4. Spies