Daughters of Liberty

Download or read book Daughters of Liberty written by Karen Taschek and published by Chelsea House Publications. This book was released on 2011 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the colonists became increasingly dissatisfied in the rule of the British government, women began to take an active role in the movements leading up to the Revolutionary War. After obtaining independence from the crown, women became dissatisfied with their exclusion from Constitutional rights. Daughters of Liberty traces women's role through the war and the Early Republic, including the creation of the Daughters of Liberty, African-American mutual aid societies, and the first women's relief organization, the Ladies Association of Philadelphia.