Women in the American Revolution

What did Abigail Adams advocate for in her letter to John Adams regarding the Declaration of Independence?

• Granting women the right to vote

• Including women in the Declaration's principles of equality

• Allowing women to serve in the military

• Establishing women's educational institutions

What radical argument did Judith Sargent Murray make regarding women's education?

• Women should only be educated in domestic skills

• Girls should receive the same education as boys

• Women's minds were inferior to men's

• Education was unnecessary for women

What was Mercy Otis Warren known for before and during the American Revolution?

• Leading troops in battle

• Publishing plays and poems ridiculing British authority

• Serving as a nurse on the battlefield

• Disguising herself as a male soldier

Which of the following women disguised herself as a boy to enlist in the Continental Army?

• Abigail Adams

• Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley

• Deborah Sampson

• Mercy Otis Warren