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title	:	Those Remarkable Women of the American Revolution
author	:	Zeinert, Karen.
publisher	:	Millbrook Press
isbn10 | asin	:	1562946579
print isbn13	:	9781562946579
ebook isbn13	:	9780585322964
language	:	English
subject	United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Women--Juvenile literature, Women--United States--History--18th century--Juvenile literature.
publication date	:	1996
lcc	:	E276.Z45 1996eb
ddc	:	973.3/15042
subject	:	United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Women--Juvenile literature, Women--United States--History--18th century--Juvenile literature.

Page 1 Those Remarkable Women of the American Revolution by Karen Zeinert

Page 2 Photographs courtesy of the Library of Congress: pp. 7, 21, 27, 36, 40 (bottom), 45, 64, 81; Rachel Weeping by Charles Willson Peale, 1772, Philadelphia Museum of Art: Given by the Barra Foundation., Inc.: p. 9; Rhode Island Historical Society: p. 18; Frick Art Reference Library: p. 28; Historical Society of Pennsylvania: pp. 33, 54, 85; North Carolina Department of Archives and History: p. 40 (top); Bettmann: pp. 48, 58, 63. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Zeinert, Karen. Those remarkable women of the revolution / Karen Zeinert. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: Examines the important contributions of various women, Patriot and Loyalist, to the American Revolution, on the battlefield, in the press, in the political arena, and in other areas and shows how they challenged traditional female roles. ISBN 1-56294-657-9 1. United StatesHistoryRevolution, 17751783WomenJuvenile literature. 2. WomenUnited StatesHistory18th century Juvenile literature. I. Title. E276.Z45 1996 973.3'15042dc20 95-47609 CIP AC Published by The Millbrook Press, Inc. 2 Old New Milford Road, Brookfield, Connecticut 06804 Copyright 1996 by Karen Zeinert Printed in the United States of America All Rights Reserved 5

Page 3 Contents Chapter One A Woman's Role 5 Chapter Two In the Army 15 Chapter Three In the Spying Business 29 Chapter Four In the Political Arena 39 Chapter Five In the Ladies Association 55 Chapter Six On the Home Front 65 Chapter Seven Afterword 77 Timeline 87 Notes 89 Bibliography 92 Further Reading 94 Index 95

Page 5 1 A Woman's Role Teach her what's useful, how to shun deluding; To roast, to toast, to boil, and mix a pudding; To knit, to spin, to sew, to make, or mend; To scrub, to rub, to earn, and not to spend The Evening Post, a colonial newspaper In late June 1782, a dozen mounted colonists loyal to England's King George III charged into a small Continental Army camp near New York City These Loyalists were determined to kill the thirty-one Patriot soldiers resting there, and the attackers quickly unleashed a volley of musket balls, which sent the soldiers scurrying for cover. Although the Loyalists had the element of surprise on their side, once the soldiers were in position, they proved to be so strong that the raiders were forced to retreat. As the attackers rode off, the soldiers began to pick up the injured so that they could be taken to a doctor at a nearby army camp. All the wounded eagerly accepted help except twenty-one-year-old Robert Shurtleff, who had a nasty gash on his head. Unlike the others, Shurtleff

Page 6 repeatedly begged his comrades to leave him alone. Believing Shurtleff wasn't thinking too clearly because of his head injury, the men ignored his pleas. They rounded up a horse, put Shurtleff in the saddle, and began a 6-mile (10-kilometer) trek to the doctor's tent. When the men reached the tent, Robert had little choice but to accept some medical attention. However, he deliberately concealed a serious wound in his thigh, planning to take care of it himself when he was alone. By doing this, Shurtleff avoided undressing, which prevented the doctor from finding out that the "man" he was treating was really a woman in disguisea woman named Deborah Sampson who feared discovery so much that she was willing to risk dying to protect her identity. And it's no wonder that Sampson was fearful. In 1782 it was thought absolutely unacceptable for a woman to costume herself in men's clothing or to take a role that colonists thought only a man could play, such as going to war. As a result, Sampson believed that if her true identity became known, she would face ridicule and rejection from both her comrades and the public. In addition, Sampson had every reason to believe that she would be severely punished if she were unmasked. When Deborah first filled out enlistment papers in early 1782enlisting then as Timothy Thayerher unusual way of holding a quill caught the attention of a woman in the office who knew Sampson. This woman told army officials that Thayer wasn't what he pretended to be. Furious at being duped, the officials sought out Sampson, tore up her papers, and warned her to stay away from the armyforever. Shouting and waving their fists in the air, the officials told her that if she enlisted again and was caughtand they assured her that she would beshe could expect no mercy She should, they snarled, put on a skirt and behave like a respectable woman.

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