Portrait of Esther, via WikiCommons. During the time surrounding the Revolutionary War, women often found themselves relegated to the private sphere, meaning that much of their accepted work and socializing took place within the home and their public presence was...
A portrait of Mercy Otis Warren posing from 1763, via Wikipedia. Mercy Otis Warren was a leading political and literary figure during the American Revolution. Known as the “Conscience of the American Revolution,” Mercy became an outspoken figure for...
Portrait of Lucy’s daughter bearing the same name, Lucy Flucker Knox Thatcher, via Wikipedia. The Revolution divided families and communities based on loyalty to the crown. At the age of 14, Lucy Flucker Knox joined the ranks of traitors – abandoning her...
Statue of Sybil Ludington on Gleneida Avenue in Carmel, New York by Anna Hyatt Huntington, via Wikipedia It was a dark night in April 1777, about 9 p.m. The American Revolution was taking over the country, pitting neighbor against neighbor. In Putnam County, New York,...
Christine held by her grandmother, sporting a terribly cut fringe (top), and Christine with her mum in the department store (bottom). The under-the-radar heroine. The one who loves you unconditionally regardless of what you do. The one who supports you in everything...
