Where were the women during the American Revolution? Often overlooked. As Abigail Adams urged, “remember the ladies.” Learn about the crucial roles women played during the founding era. Even before the Declaration of Independence, women protested British policies, boycotted tea, and supported the cause through essays, poems, and satirical plays. During the subsequent conflict many served as nurses, spies, and even disguised soldiers, while others managed homes, farms, and businesses in the absence of men. Though the post-war era brought some educational opportunities for women, it did not expand their economic, legal, or political rights. It would take another generation, at Seneca Falls, to push for equality and suffrage, inspired by the Declaration of Independence. Learn the fascinating story of women’s participation and thought in the founding era.
Read: Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation, Cokie Roberts
This course is offered with the generous support of the Association for Continuing Education.