Wives, Widows and Warriors
Event Date
04/26/2015
Event Time2:00 pm;
Location
Washington Crossing Park
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Washington Crossing, PA
The story of the American Revolution is mostly told as HIStory. Less well known is the story of what it was like for women during that era.
On Sunday, April 26 at 2 PM, Dr. Nancy Loane will present “Wives, Widows and Warriors: Women During the American Revolution.” Although rarely on the battlefield, women supported the effort in other ways. They took up their quill pens, began spinning and weaving with gusto, and boycotted tea. With husbands off to war, they maintained the family farm and cared for the children. Other women followed their husbands to battle, often serving as “Molly Pitchers” or nurses for the troops. Still others spied on the enemy.
Dr. Loane is a former seasonal park ranger at Valley Forge National Historical Park and the author of Following the Drum: Women at the Valley Forge Encampment. An outstanding speaker, Dr. Loane has given hundreds of presentations on the letters from the encampments soldiers, the women at camp and the encampment itself. Her fascinating, fun, fact-filled talk sheds new light on women in the Revolutionary War era.
More information: RJWhalen@WashingtonCrossingPark.org
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