unit6, lesson3 (women of the revolution)
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Women of the American Revolution
Unit 6, Lesson 3
Agenda
•Vocabulary
•Lesson
activist
•(noun) a person who works for change
Showing SupportWriters: Many women wrote poems and plays that made fun of British laws and encouraged
patriot activities Phyllis
WheatleyMercy Otis
Warren
Showing SupportBoycotts: Many women signed
petitions to boycott (not buy) British goods (cloth and
tea)
Showing SupportMorale: Many famous women wrote letters of support to their husbands and
visited soldiers during the warMartha
WashingtonAbigail Adams
New Roles for Women
Before ECONOMICROLES During
*Most women ran the
household
*Men controlled businesses and
land
*Women took charge of
businesses and farms
*Women kept the economy
going
New Roles for WomenRoles:
1. Nurses2. Supply Managers3. Soldiers4. Spies
New Roles for WomenRoles:
1. Nurses2. Supply Managers3. Soldiers4. Spies
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