4.3 - Supporting Question 3

Compelling Questions: Should North Carolinians have been revolutionary?

Supporting Question 3: How did women experience and participate in the American Revolution?

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Introduction

During the revolutionary period, women in North Carolina experienced the hardships of war first hand. Often left to maintain households or farms on the “homefront,” women pitched in with the war effort by making homespun clothing for the troops, participating in boycotts, nursing the wounded and caring for displaced people. Though much less common, some women participated more directly in the war effort as spies or undercover troops. Here students will learn more about the experiences of women during the period and the impact of these experiences on changing notions about the role of women in society.

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