Nancy Morgan Hart was a woman living during the revolutionary war. She is recognized as a hero. She even has a stream named after her, “ War Womans Creek “. She did many important things in her lifetime, including spying on the british to discover information for the patriots. She had many reasons for helping, and Nancy’s enthusiasm about the war may have played a large role in our independence, her life was action packed, and she effected the war in a small, but powerful way. She joined the fight for independence. She believed that they should be separated and free from Great Britain’s unfair taxes and laws. Her husband was in the war as well. She was very patriotic, she was even named a hero in Georgia. She was completely against Tories, or colonists loyal to the king, and was even on their watch list for troublemakers. (nwhm.org) Mrs.Hart helped in the war by spying on the British, for the benefit of the patriots. She snuck away from her children when they slept, to spy. She would dress as a man and sneak into british camps in search of important information. She would then go back home and report her findings to her husband, so …show more content…
She had at least 8 children, maybe more. She was married and became Nancy Hart. Legend has it, that Nancy, her husband and one of her daughters, killed 6 Tories. They stole their guns, shot one of them, and hung the others from a tree. Years later in the area that is believed to be the Hart home, 6 skeletons were found buried, this was evidence towards the rumor that she had killed the Tories. She was not a pretty woman, she had small pox when she was younger, so her face had many marks. She had red hair and was considered feisty and hot headed. She herself said she did not enjoy looking at herself in the mirror. She was uneducated and ignorant. Local indians referred to her as “ Wahatche” or “ war woman”. She died in 1830.
Instead of listening to the Secret Service she asked one of the head Pilots to fly her. She was optimistic when they landed. She asked why are they not flying into war, they're really good. Later she donated $175,000 to build a new Runway. One of her most important contributions to the Tuskegee airmen and civil rights was to talk to FDR the president and ask for them to join the war effort. she said all people should be equal and they should all have the opportunity to fight for their
worked against him for the good of her country. Her heroic life was especially shown by her
She decided to become a conductor on the infamous Underground Railroad, where people from the south would runaway to freedom in the north. She rescued her sister, her nieces, brother, and her parents.
There were quite a few women who had stories to tell about the roles that they played during the war. Many women’s stories involved small acts of rebellion, while others stories were much more exciting. Such women with smaller acts of rebellion are Hannah Israel, who saved her husband’s pride along with his cattle (Hanafore). Sybil Ludington warned soldiers of the oncoming British (Zitek). Patience Wright was an American informant in England (Pavao).
When The World War II came quickie marriages was the all out norm for people for the men that was going overseas and fighting during that day and age . As the men fought the women went to work and volunteered for organizations . The women volunteered for the Women's army Auxiliary Corps , The Navy Women's Reserve , and others. But Rosie The Riveter was an assurance that everything would be alright and women's role will change forever .
From childhood she was destined to help people, even though she never experienced freedom there was a hunger to be free. She was able to escape and lead others to freedom without any education. Her selfless acts will be forever remembered in history as depicted in the book Harriet Tubman: the road to freedom. Harriet Tubman was a revolutionary that challenge the slave society. This book provides a lot of details about the successful of the Underground Railroad, and people and cities that fought for blacks
Nancy Morgan Hart (c. 1735–1830) was a rebel of the Revolutionary War noted for her exploits against Loyalists in the northeast Georgia backcountry. She is characterized as a tough, resourceful frontier woman who repeatedly outsmarted Tory soldiers and also killed some outright as she held them out at gunpoint.
During the Revolutionary War, women played major roles in combat. From supportive positions like maids, cooks and nurses to auxiliary roles such as spies or secret soldiers. The Daughters of Liberty did more than their share to help win America’s independence. Deborah Samson Gannett, from Plymouth, Massachusetts, concealed herself as a soldier named Robert Shurtlieff Samson. Robert was the name of her now deceased brother. (Wienkop) Deborah came from a very poor family
She did countless things to pass an amendment which would grant the women their wish of being able to have their rights. Including a hunger strike, a silent protest, and she even endured force feeding. In Alice Paul it says, “For five months the White House siege continued; while Congress refused to act without word from the president.” (William and Mary Lavender 4). This shows the frustration that she had to go through, and how much the government seemed stubborn. She never gave up despite knowing the fact that president Wilson wouldn’t budge. In the end she was able to convince president Wilson. She never even married. If that doesn’t show her devotion I don’t know what
against lynching and created an impact on slaves. People who did not agree with her were
paved the way for religious freedom. She was a great leader in the cause for
During the 1760’s, Martha Dandridge Custis Washington settled down and her life revolved around her home and her family. As tensions with Britain rose, she became a target and Washington convinced her to leave Mount Vernon. She would spend time with family and friends while moving from location to location. Martha would stay with George during the winter throughout the years of the war at places like Valley Forge and Morristown, New Jersey. There were many other women at the camps also but she had more responsibility than them. She was Washington’s secretary and his representative. She tended to the sick and wounded. She also created a camp social center by inviting guests to the camp. Martha also organized a women’s sewing circle that would often mend clothing. All of these things were part of the success of the war. After the war, her son’s widow remarried and two of Martha’s grandchildren
She later got caught and was later put into prison in 1864 by confederate troops and taken into prison. Along with Mary Edward walker, Clara Barton, was an Army nurse. Clara was to serve help in curing injured men. She had a bad experience when she went to go cure a man, a bullet that killed the man she was helping was peireced threw her sleeve. She had been assisting him and tried to save him, but it was too late and he had died. Also these women made a legacy in life, Underground Railroad, being the first US army women surgeon, and the foundation of the American Red Cross. Mary Todd Lincoln, who was married to Abraham Lincoln. Although she was a lot different then the other important women in the civil war, she was just as important. She was the wife of the president during the war. Although she did not exactly fight or become a nurse of the war, she still had to take care of her family and all of Abraham’s stressful days. She had to mend to her children’s needs while Abraham was out making sure the troops in the war were in the right standings. When 1865 came around it was a terrible year for her, her family and her heart were crushed. Her loved one was assassinated, and her family and herself had no idea how to handle it. Being that she was the presidents wife, she was still important to make a legacy. Showed that women are strong enough to handle stress, children, and deaths in their family to be strong for
Esther Hill Hawks, M.D. is one of the many women that decided to stay away from the battlefields in order to support the Union Army. She and her husband were well to do doctors that worked in a hospital that took in and cared for black soldiers. On one day Hawks was to expect over five hundred wounded soldiers.
She is the sister that actually inspired this letter. When I was listening to the last song again it talked about all the things cool things she accomplished. While the song was playing I started to think about how we don't learn a lot about her in school or actually I don't think we learn about her at all. So decided to take matters into my own hands and teach you about them. Ok so back to Eliza… Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton was born on August 9, 1757. Both of her parents come from rich and politically involved Dutch families. Eliza re-organized Hamilton's writings, letters and papers to tell his story; she asked congress to publish his writings after she organized them. She also helped Dolley Madison to raise funds for the Washington Monument. She also speaks against slavery and creates the first private orphanage in New York.I mean this woman is truly amazing she did so much more, I will talk more about her I just think she is so cool so I will bring her back into this story.