"Published ... by arrangement with Green Angel Press."--Title page verso. At head of title: The heroines of history. Includes index. "This edition is only available for distribution through the school market."--Page [4] of cover.
Contents:
Abigail Adams : champion for equal rights for women -- Hannah Arnett : the patriot wife who would not be quiet -- Penelope Barker : leader of the Edenton Tea Party -- Catherine Moore Barry : the heroine of cowpens -- Martha Bratton : a brave and compassionate patriot woman -- Elizabeth Burgin : organizer of the great prisoner escape -- Margaret Corbin : Captain Molly -- Lydia Darragh : Quaker woman of conscience -- Emily Geiger : the quick-thinking messenger -- Nancy Hart : the war woman of Broad River -- Sybil Ludington : the female Paul Revere -- Grace and Rachel Martin : interceptors of the courier -- Molly Hays McCauley : Molly Pitcher -- Rebecca Motte : the patriot who burned her home -- Mary Lindley Murray : the woman who stopped the British Army -- Esther Reed : organizer of the Philadelphia Association -- Betsy Ross : making the flag -- Deborah Sampson : patriot soldier disguised as a man -- Nancy Ward : beloved woman of the Cherokee -- Mercy Otis Warren : patriot playwright -- Phillis Wheatley : the first African-American author -- Patience Wright : American spy in King George's court -- Prudence Wright : commander of the minutewomen -- Elizabeth Zane : the heroine of Fort Henry.
Summary:
A collection of alphabetically arranged, easy-to-read biographies on some well-known Revolutionary War figures such as Abigail Adams and Betsy Ross and lesser-known heroines, including Emily Geiger and Sybil Ludington.
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