Women Of The American Revolution George Washington Analysis

I liked this chapter’s supplemental material; all the sources were brief and interesting at the same time.

First, I want to say that I loved the first documentary about George Washington and the rest of the presidents from the Revolutionary Generation. Despite being the first President of the United States and not knowing exactly what he should do, George Washington demonstrated amazing leadership skills in his two terms. The fact that G. Washington never got the chance to serve on Washington was quite ironic to me. Besides that, I loved to learn about how Jefferson embraced the simple things in life (like wearing slippers at home, even when he had guests), but I was also shocked to learn about the rumors of his affair with Sally Hemings, that’s something I’d never expect from an important figure like him, but we’ll never know if this was true or not. Finally, here is a fun fact I liked from the documentary: Back then eating ice cream was a privilege, and Dolly Madison’s (James Madison’s wife) favorite ice cream flavor was oyster…oyster! What a weird taste but hey, to each his own!
Lane, despite being ill, fought for independence. It was very brave of her and I’m glad she got the recognition she deserved, paying her a $100 pension when the normal amount was $40 was a great example of this.
Dressing up as a man, joining the Patriot force and not being discovered for a great while, that was incredible! I was relieved to read that she was not punished or something after her true sex was revealed, she was actually rewarded with a military pension instead! Her story reminded me of the Disney film Mulan so I checked to see if the film was inspired by her. Unfortunately, it wasn’t; it was actually inspired by a woman from a popular folk song, but her story was very captivating