Women in the Revolution

Roles of Women

•Women were not allowed to be soldiers
during the time of the Revolutionary
War.
•However, women still had some major
roles to play in ensuring that the
American Revolution was a success for
the Patriots.

Roles of Women

•Crucial tasks:
•Organizing fundraising drives
•Supplying the troops
•Working in military camps
•Tending to the wounded soldiers

Roles of Women

•One of the most common ways that
women supported the war effort was
by making homespun, homemade cloth
that took on revolutionary symbolism
after the colonies imposed boycotts on
British goods, including textiles.

Stop and Think

What are some of the valuable roles
that women played during the
American Revolution? How do you
think the war would have been
different in women had not played
these roles?