Women in the Revolutionary War

Imagine Samuel, Grace, and Michael are time-traveling back to the Revolutionary War. Which of these is not something they would see women doing during that time?

• taking vacations in England

• cooking and washing clothes for soldiers

• carrying ammunition, food, and water to men in battle

• taking care of sick, injured, and dead

Imagine this, Avery, Samuel, and Luna! You're all time-traveling back to the days of the American Revolution. Can you guess which famous woman spent time in the army's winter camp?

• Amy Quaker

• Martha Washington

• Margaret Morris

• Abigail Adams

Who was 'Lady Washington'?

Imagine William, Rohan, and Daniel are discussing a story they just read. William believes the author's main purpose for writing this story was

• to entertain readers with stories of long ago

• to inform readers how women helped with the Revolutionary War

• to persuade readers that women belong in the army

• to express the writer's personal feelings about war

If you had been a girl or boy at home during the Revolutionary War, how could you have helped the war, the soldiers, or your father while he was away? Explain what you would have done.

Do you think it was a good thing that women went to army camps? What was good about them being there? What might have been some drawbacks to women being at army camps?

Choose one of the women mentioned in the story and find out more about her. Write a report to share with your class what you learned.