Women of the Revolutionary War
Women of the Revolution
Why did the 13 small colonies of England with a rag tag army win the Revolutionary War against the strongest military of the time? Some say luck or God’s providence while others explain that it was the people in the background doing cooking, cleaning, spying, and occasional fighting; some say the answer to the question is women. Without women participating in the Revolutionary War through boycotting British goods, spying on the British, and helping their men in various ways the British would have won the war against the colonists. Women held power people did not realize: they chose what to use to cook or anything else around the house and they chose not to use anything from England. The men never paid attention when women were in the room during meetings or other events and the women were able to collect valuable information. Women also donned uniforms to fight and helped when they saw a man fall on the battlefield. The Patriots had the “home field advantage” in the war because they had thousands of women supporting them.
In war every decision made is crucial to the outcome of that war. With some decisions, women helped men. Hannah Arnett convinced patriot men to continue their fight in the Revolutionary War instead of giving up. Hannah barged into a meeting in which she was not invited; at this meeting, men were going over reports of losses on the battlefields and were considering the idea of giving up. They talked about stating their loyalty to Britain through signing a proclamation. She went out of her place as a woman, and spoke her mind. She called them all cowards and said that they must not give up the fight for independence. When the meeting ended, the men made the choice to continue fighting. Without Hannah Arnett the Patriots may have never continued their great fight (Zitek 1).
Women also made decisions on their own to help the soldiers in many ways. They chose to fight while dressed as men, make clothing for the men, tend to
Why did the 13 small colonies of England with a rag tag army win the Revolutionary War against the strongest military of the time? Some say luck or God’s providence while others explain that it was the people in the background doing cooking, cleaning, spying, and occasional fighting; some say the answer to the question is women. Without women participating in the Revolutionary War through boycotting British goods, spying on the British, and helping their men in various ways the British would have won the war against the colonists. Women held power people did not realize: they chose what to use to cook or anything else around the house and they chose not to use anything from England. The men never paid attention when women were in the room during meetings or other events and the women were able to collect valuable information. Women also donned uniforms to fight and helped when they saw a man fall on the battlefield. The Patriots had the “home field advantage” in the war because they had thousands of women supporting them.
In war every decision made is crucial to the outcome of that war. With some decisions, women helped men. Hannah Arnett convinced patriot men to continue their fight in the Revolutionary War instead of giving up. Hannah barged into a meeting in which she was not invited; at this meeting, men were going over reports of losses on the battlefields and were considering the idea of giving up. They talked about stating their loyalty to Britain through signing a proclamation. She went out of her place as a woman, and spoke her mind. She called them all cowards and said that they must not give up the fight for independence. When the meeting ended, the men made the choice to continue fighting. Without Hannah Arnett the Patriots may have never continued their great fight (Zitek 1).
Women also made decisions on their own to help the soldiers in many ways. They chose to fight while dressed as men, make clothing for the men, tend to
Cited: Adams , Abigail. [1] "Abigail Adams ' letters of March 31 and May 7, 1776.." (1776): 1. Ebscohost. Web. 9 Oct 2012.