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=**Women in the War**= =July 21, 17= Women are beginning helping out in the war, they began to get new attitudes about their rights. Women across the thirteen colonies are joining together to help the soliers of the revolution. Blankets and clothes are being made and food and crops are being grown. The women are joining the fight for independence and are doing many different things that the men do also. When the men leave the house the women have to take charge and do all of the things they would do, and more. They are even helping out in battle. These many women have taken part by firing cannons, guns, treating to the wounded. These are some of the reasons why women are beginning to look at the rights they have differently.

What: What are the women of the revolution thinking that they can have equal right? It was just thought that of course men are the one that had all the rights. Once women from the revolution begin to help out more to defend their homes and families, they got new views on rights. Men will even say anything around the women because they think they are too simple minded to understand. the women are making great spies on both sides of the revolution and are contributing a lot to the war. Once they began to do what the men are doing and even more they began to think about why they did not have equal rights of the men.

Why: Women never thought about their rights as ever being equal to men. Once they began to participate in the revolutionary war they had a whole new view of how they should be treated with rights just as equal as anyone else. Patriot women have to make changes in their lifestyles and go back to doing things like spinning and weaving clothing. Women are always taught that all they were really supposed to do is household things like cook, clean, and take care of families and that the men did all the politics and other things like voting. When the women started to help with other things they began to think why cant they help voting or making decisions and why don't they have equal rights.

When: Many amazing women during revolutionary war are helping out. The revolutionary war had started in 1775, women started participating and thats when they began to think about there rights. In 1782 a women named Deborah Simons dressed as a man just so she could enlist in the continental forces. Also around 1776 begin to help out more on the line with their husbands like the woman Margret Corbin. The hope is that the war will stop soon but until then the women with keep fighting to help out the men and for independence.

Who: You may ask who, besides the soldiers, is part of this fight for freedom. When women were at home during the war, they felt the need to help our brave soldiers. Women such as Catherine Van Rensselder Schuyler have been making a huge impact. She burned down wheat fields in New York to keep British from havesting it during war. There has been women such as Molly "Pitcher" Hays because she phisically brought soldiers water each day. She also took her husbands place when he was wounded. After hearing these few "women rebels" the count turned to many. Yesterday in Boston, Women publicaly pledged to abstain from the use of tea. These dedicated women are helping patriots.

Where: Although helpful women have joined all through the colonies, there are places were most ideas generate. In Philedelphia, they formed a women's Society to help the troops. Most patriotic women through Boston sold their jewlery and trinkets for shirts to be made from raw materials. Generous donations of money were sent patriot mid-wives of Maryland and New Jersey. Women from all over America have been in contact with help for these men.

How: Most women contribute straight from home. Gardens grow crops for the troops, made clothing, created soaps, and so much more. Loayalists considered both patriotic men and women "Yankees" as a whole. These strong acts from women are starting to change nuetralists into patriots everywhere. When women see there is more people helping, they join in the fight for justice.