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Women Patriots of the
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Abigail Adams
Abagail Adams second First Lady,
supported John Adams in liberty.
Frequent letters written to John,
hoping to influence a nation.
© April 2, 2010 Roger W Hancock
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"Mad" Ann Bailey &
Anne Warner
"Mad" Ann Bailey & Anne Warner
working together; both hero ladies,
tending wounded of liberty's battles.
Walking door to door, through town,
Ann gathered cloth, for bandages,
to wrap the wounds, of hero soldiers.
© April 1, 2010 Roger W Hancock
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Penelope Barker
In
North Carolina there was a party.
Edenton’s hostess Penelope Barker,
threw the tea into the sea,
protesting British taxes.
© February 16, 2008 Roger W Hancock
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Margaret Kate (Moore)
Barry
Margaret Kate Barry rode like fury,
to raise the local militia.
On horse back ford the Tyger River,
to warn of advancing soldiers.
© February 17, 2008 Roger W Hancock
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Margaret Cochran
Corbin
Margaret followed John Cochran,
to the war to work beside him.
Margaret cooked and washed his clothes,
cared for the sick and wounded.
Tending a cannon John caught a bullet,
Margie took to tend the cannon.
© April 1, 2010 Roger W Hancock
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Lydia Darrah
Lydia Darragh patriot woman,
overheard British plans; attack on Whitemarsh.
Convinced British General Howe,
grant passage to the flourmill.
Passed her message to Washington's army,
picked up her flour and returned back home.
© April 2, 2010 Roger W Hancock
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Ruth Draper
Ruth Draper, organized neighbors,
baking bread for colonial soldiers.
Ruth gathered metal to be recycled,
melted down for amunition.
© April 2, 2010 Roger W Hancock
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Margaret Kemble
Gage
Margaret, wife of British General Gage,
simpathetic to liberty's cause.
Supplied information for liberty wage;
General Gage sent her back across the sea.
© April 3, 2010 Roger W Hancock
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Weaker?
Most women weaker,
passion most stronger;
underestimated,
by male sex stronger?
© April 3, 2010 Roger W Hancock
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Mary Katherine
Goddard
Mary Goddard quite contrary,
behind the scenes for liberty.
Mary operated the printing press,
printing words most precious.
First official printed transcript,
Declaration of Independence.
© April 2, 2010 Roger W Hancock
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Mary Hagidorn
Mary Hagidorn refused an order,
"I will take a spear which I can use,
as well as any man, and help defend the fort."
Mary cheerfully, obeyed next order,
"... be ready at the picketts, to repel an attack."
Spear held 'till, liberty's hurrahs of victory!
© April 1, 2010 Roger W Hancock
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Nancy Hart
Nancy Hart would do her part,
dressed as a bum would wander,
into the Tory camps, take heart.
Tories once her home invaded,
Hart suggested wine for starts,
two soldiers of lives depart.
© April 1, 2010 Roger W Hancock
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Mary
Ludwig
Hays
(McCauley) "Molly
Pitcher"
Mary Hays was 'Molly Picture',
serving the men who served.
On a hot summer day, a battle raged,
soldiers would soon call Mary, Molly-
Picture after picture of cool spring water,
to quench parched thirst of weary soldiers.
Mary tended her husband's
wounds,
then manned her husband's cannon.
Molly's continued actions gallant,
General Washington made her sargeant.
© April 1, 2010 Roger W Hancock
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Note: Accounts vary in facts. Some historians
doubt a connection between Mary Hays and "Molly Picture" and
even the connection of Hays to the story. Hay's received a
pension greater than that of just a soldier's wife who marched
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Sibyl Ludington
Young Sibyl Ludington
rough ride on horseback, all through the night.
Enduring hardships to save her town,
warned militia of British architect.
British plans to burn the town down;
Syble's town, Danbury Connecticut.
© April 2, 2010 Roger W Hancock
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Rachel and Grace
Martin
Rachel and Grace, two sister Martin's;
dressed to disguise themselves as men;
snatched a British messenger.
Sped the dispatch to General Greene.
Without revealing who they were,
released the British soldier.
© April 1, 2010 Roger W Hancock
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Rebecca Motte
Rebecca Motte had six children;
British forced her from her home.
Determined not to let soldiers from Britain,
live in her log cabin home;
Mrs. Motte gathered some Patriots,
burned the British out of her home.
That ignited a country side fire,
sparking, a British surrender.
© April 2, 2010 Roger W Hancock
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Esther De Berdt
Reed
Esther Reed, Connecticut patriot,
collected donations in Philadelphia.
Purchased linen and organized women,
Sewed 2000 shirts for patriot soldiers.
© April 2, 2010 Roger W Hancock
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Betsy Griscom Ross
During a visit by General George Washington,
Betsy Ross took a cloth, folded it five times,
made a single snip, unfolded an American star.
Betsy, history says, sewed our first,
American flag.
© February 18, 2008 Roger W Hancock
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Deborah Samson
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Deborah Samson
(Gannett)
Deborah Sampson was a hero,
distinguised as a brave soldier.
Enlisting in the Colonial Army,
disguised herself as man.
Smooth of chin yet respected,
her compatriots called her, "Molly."
© March 31, 2010 Roger W Hancock
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Deborah Samson
(Gannett)
AKA, Robert Shurtliff, female in disguise.
Keeping her gender secret from soldiers;
from her thigh, with knife held nigh,
a musket ball with gender's secret sigh.
© July 27, 2011 Roger W Hancock
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The stories of
Deborah Samson seem to differ. I believe the
woman called Molly was actually Mary
Ludwig Hays.
So, I wrote two Rhymes based upon the two stories I have
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Catherine Van Rensselaer Schuyler
Catherine, wife of General Schuyler,
burned her fields of golden wheat.
Resistance to the British plunder,
before enemy, could harvest wheat.
© April 2, 2010 Roger W Hancock
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Rebecca Stillwell
Rebecca, Daughter of Captain Stillwell,
Saw British coming to plunder.
Tories had known the men were all gone,
and store-house was left unguarded.
Rebecca fired a readied cannon;
shot over the British heads.
British turned their boats around,
leaving supplies, still well.
© April 1, 2010 Roger W Hancock
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Sarah Stillwell
Sarah's husband, the British captured,
determined, set out to free him.
A visit by George Washington's camp,
gave an exchange to free her husband.
© April 1, 2010 Roger W Hancock
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Anna Strong
Anna Strong relayed messages,
with a code only a select few knew.
Anna received by lantern signal,
Then set the coded signal.
One black petticoat, three white hankerchiefs;
in full view but the British never knew.
© April 2, 2010 Roger W Hancock
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Hannah Till
Hannah Till was Washington's slave,
not a soldier, though served her duty brave.
Cold grueling winter at Valley Forge,
feeding the troops was Hannah's charge.
© March 30, 2010 Roger W Hancock
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Angelica Vrooman
Angelica stayed busy
casting bullets for soldiers.
Bombs bursting, musket balls whizzing,
Angelica formed musket balls,
with only a spoon.
© April 1, 2010 Roger W Hancock
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Anne Warner
See: AnnBailey |
Mercy Otis Warren
Mercy Otis Warren has written,
much about her times.
Poetry satirization of the enemy's men;
history of the war of rebellion times.
© April 2, 2010 Roger W Hancock
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Martha Washington
Martha Washington First First Lady,
then called "Lady Washington."
Supported her husband in liberty,
from General to President, .
© April 2, 2010 Roger W Hancock
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Phillis Wheatley
Phillis Wheatley, black poet lady,
writing poems of religion and morality.
First American black published poet,
authored a book, though printed in England.
Phillis wrote a poem about Washington,
George invited, her discussion.
© March 31, 2010 Roger W Hancock
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Patience Lovell
Wright
Patience Wright, was a sculptor,
who made wax, figurines.
Dispatched within the figurines,
were secret battle missions.
© April 2, 2010 Roger W Hancock
www.Liberty.PoetPatriot.com
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Elizabeth (Betty) Zane
Betty Zane gained little fame,
in a battle on the wilderness front.
Her father wounded, had hidden gun-powder,
location known by Zane's brave dame.
Surprising the enemy of the Indian front,
stepped out of gate, safe passage allowed her.
Powder wraped for victory reclaim,
returned to the seige to finish her stunt.
Suspicion raised, raising bows to fire;
Betty brought victory, to Fort Henry gate.
© April 3, 2010 Roger W Hancock
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Women's
Liberation
Women's liberation in America began in the American
Revolution. Abagail Adams tried to influence John Adams for rights for
the ladies. Many women shed traditional roles to support the cause of
liberty.
Though there were little changes specific to the woman, it began a role
that put women in the front lines fighting against injustice. Women
helped facilitate the formation of the 'underground railroad' and of
course women suffrage. Today women are on both fronts fighting for and
aganst the right to life of the unborn.
Women have gained inroads becoming executives in business, often becoming
the bread-winner of the household. Many women are finding the stress of
business and time away from family to be a greater price than they are
willing to pay for their 'liberation.'
© April 2, 2010 Roger W Hancock
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