Women's Roles During The Revolutionary War
Being a republican mother was the idea that woman were allowed to raise their children to be moral and in terms of political and societal concerns (Kerber, 2002). Women needed to be patriotic, meaning that they still needed to be biologically determined in order to properly educate their offspring. During this time, women had a way of living society. For example, women took part in many activities such as raising money by going door-to-door selling things that she may have made. With that money, they would send it to war efforts to protect the men in their families. During the time of the Revolutionary War, there were a group of women called camp followers, who provide service for their family members that serve in the army such as being nurses, cooked and cleaned, basically anything that cared for the men. Men looked heavily down upon women, which lead to women making great spies not just during the
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Men during this time paid little attention to a woman’s role in society. Therefore, women were focused more on the importance of politics. But they had not allowed to share their political judgements to the world (Dayton, De Hart, Kerber, 2011). Abigail Adams, on the other hand, refuted this law and was politically smarter than her husband. Abigail Adams was also very literate. She taught herself how to read and write and eventually became a teacher for her own children, especially her sons. She also taught boys how to be American soldiers and women would then become politically equal. Abigail Adams to give him advice on political matters by sending letters to John Adams. When John Adams was elected president in 1797, he was very pleased to have Abigail Adams as a wife and having her by his side, leaving Abigail Adams with a big impression on the
Men during this time paid little attention to a woman’s role in society. Therefore, women were focused more on the importance of politics. But they had not allowed to share their political judgements to the world (Dayton, De Hart, Kerber, 2011). Abigail Adams, on the other hand, refuted this law and was politically smarter than her husband. Abigail Adams was also very literate. She taught herself how to read and write and eventually became a teacher for her own children, especially her sons. She also taught boys how to be American soldiers and women would then become politically equal. Abigail Adams to give him advice on political matters by sending letters to John Adams. When John Adams was elected president in 1797, he was very pleased to have Abigail Adams as a wife and having her by his side, leaving Abigail Adams with a big impression on the