There wasn't much demand for nurses at the beginning of the war but when things became more complicated they were needed more and more each and every day. Most men that fought in the war claimed to prefer female nurses over males (Haugen 45). Not only because they thought nursing was a woman's job, not only because the men who …show more content…
the impact that the women of the revolution made an impact that can never be forgotten. These brave souls made a life changing decision to leave the safety and security of their homes to serve any way they could to help protect their country. They went through discomfort, danger, and hardship but it was what they lived for. Without their men and families they had nothing. They worked hard to take care of their families as well as support the men who fought to protect them. We often take these selfless women for granted and don't think about what they did for this country. Without the women in the revolutionary we might still be under britain's