Martha Bratton and the British officer holding the hook to her neck. She was harshly interrogated and still refused to divulge any valuable information, via WikiCommons. For Martha Bratton, the Revolutionary War started with a bang. In a whirlwind of events, she ended...
Kate Barry via Military Women’s memorial on Facebook Meet Kate Moore (Margaret Catherine Moore Barry) a true American hero! She was born in 1752 on a plantation in South Carolina and was the oldest of ten children in her family. Being the oldest in such a large...
Portrait of Penelope from 1774, at the age of 46, via WikiCommons. What does it mean to be loyal to one’s beliefs, even when it is challenging? This question is particularly tough to answer After all, displaying your allegiance to one cause or another was...
Photo of Nanye’hi’s tomb in Tennessee honoring her life as a “constant friend of the American Pioneer”, via WikiCommons. Growing up as an indigenous person in wartime America was incredibly tough. Not only did the people witness the battle for...
Painting of Patience Wright by Robert Edge Pine, via WikiCommons. Unfortunately, reflection on famous female artists pre-1960 yields quite limited results. For many centuries, art was considered to be a “man’s profession,” and while there were women...
Painted portrait of middle-aged Lydia Darragh in a bonnet, artist unknown, via WikiCommons When people imagine spies today, they typically envision sauve agents, decked out in the most innovative gadgets their time could offer or dressed up in an outfit that perfectly...
