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Deborah Sampson and George Washington

Color illustrations of three women from the 18th century set against a white paper background, including a Black woman in a blue dress and white bonnet, a white woman loading a cannon, and a white woman holding a rifle. The text Daughters of the Revolution appears in capital letters.

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Color illustrations of three women from the 18th century set against a white paper background, including a Black woman in a blue dress and white bonnet, a white woman loading a cannon, and a white woman holding a rifle. The text Daughters of the Revolution appears in capital letters.

What Were the Roles of Women in the American Revolution?

Women weren't passive observers to the war around them.

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Deborah Sampson

Deborah Sampson

Deborah Sampson.

Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.; neg. no. LC USZ61 202

Deborah Sampson and George Washington

Deborah Sampson and George Washington

Deborah Sampson, disguised as a male soldier, delivering a letter to George Washington...

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