"Mythbusting the Founding Mothers" Topic
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| Tango01 | 13 May 2020 9:51 p.m. PST |
"We all can picture the Founding Fathers, gathered in Independence Hall in Philadelphia, debating what to do about tyrannical Britain, and finally signing their names onto the Declaration of Independence. But what about the Founding Mothers? Often the women of revolutionary America are entirely forgotten. But women were alive during the Revolutionary War and did things worthy of remembrance just like male counterparts. During this time women were often relegated to the home and expected to behave and not make waves. But did they? Let's examine some myths about women during the Revolutionary War and try to find the truth…"
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| doc mcb | 14 May 2020 7:35 p.m. PST |
Again, that is an underwhelming article, knocking down lots of straw men, again. |
| 42flanker | 15 May 2020 2:58 a.m. PST |
"McCauley (Hays at the time) was at the Battle of Monmouth on June 28, 1778. Her husband collapsed from supposed heat exhaustion while manning his cannon, she stepped up, and took her husband's place. Multiple soldiers at that battle corroborate McCauley's story." Ah, yes. Let's "try to find the truth….' Molly Pitcher and Captain Molly
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Mary Hays McCauley's claim to fame
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paints brigs for the British fleet.