The Daring Exploits of Elizabeth, Grace, and Rachel Martin
Lithograph of Grace and Rachel Martin disguised as Continental soldiers attacking two British soldiers and a courier in South Carolina’s Ninety-Six District The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library
U of L Resources
- North American Women's Letters & DiariesIncludes the experiences of 1,325 women and 150,000 pages of diaries and letters. Collections of letters and diaries begun before 1950 are included until they are complete otherwise coverage runs from 1600s - 1950.
- Gerritsen Collection -- Women's History Online, 1543-1945Covers periodicals, monographs, and pamphlets on women's history, including feminism, the suffrage movement, and other women's issues. 1543 - 1945.
Noteworthy Documents
Women and spinning bees support boycott of British cloth. (1768)
Fifty-one women in Edenton, North Carolina sign a declaration to boycott British goods. (1774)
Ladies' Association of Philadelphia begins fund-raising for Continental Army. (1780)
Suggested Search Terms
Abigail Adams
Martha Washington
Mercy Otis
Molly Pitcher
Catharine Moore Barry
Nancy Hart
Phyllis Wheatley
Deborah Sampson
Prudence Wright
Lucy Knox
Catharine Greene
Sybil Ludington
Books
Podcasts
This episode, "Revolutionary War Women," features a discussion of the remarkable lives of Phyllis Wheatley and the Brewster Sisters.
