What role did molly pitcher play in the revolutionary war
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Became known as Molly Pitcher for bringing the soldiers water while under fire. She too would take her husband’s place at a cannon
Took over firing a cannon after her husband was killed in battle - was hit by enemy fire herself
Worked behind the scenes to try to gain more rights for women and for slaves.
pretended to be male and fought in the Continental Army
had a farm in NC where she would hide patriots and supply them with food and medical care
Wrote a play about the British who were blockading Boston. The play helped to turn some that were initially Loyalists into Patriots.
Became the first African American woman, and the first slave, to publish a book of Patriotic poetry
She enlisted as a soldier in the Revolutionary War, pretending to be a man. She fought in four major battles till she was wounded, and it was discovered that she was a woman
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Deborah Sampson
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Margaret Corbin
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Hannah Blair
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Mary Hayes
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Anne Marie Lane
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Mercy Otis Warren
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Phyllis Wheatley
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Abigail Adams