Women and the American Revolution Essay -- Essays on American Revoluti

Women generally did not fight in the revolution, and the tralatitious status of Eighteenth Century women meant that they were not publicly able to go in fully in the debates over the revolution. However, in their own sphere, and both(prenominal)times by of it, woman participated fully in the revolution in all the slipway that their status and custom allowed.As the public debate over the Townshend Acts grew much virulent, women showed their support for the yard of freedom by engaging in indisputable "feminine" pursuits. A common practice was to publicly ban side of meat imports, especially tea, from their homes. Creating homespun, that is, the tedious creation of homemade fabric from spinning and interweave their own cloth, was another public way of showing support for the cause of freedom.During the American Revolution, many women were directly affected by the fighting since their fetch or brothers or husband or sons were off fighting. This meant that the women of ten had to purpose full responsibility for the family farm or business. More and more women became " alternate husbands" and represented the family in legal or commercial transactions. In some instances, as the fighting came close to their lands, women even had to take up harness to defend their person or property when the occasion demanded. Several women in Groton, Massachussetts, put on their husbands clothing, armed themselves with muskets and pitchforks and defended the Nashua River Bridge. They captured a notoriou...