Independent Dames
What You Never Knew About the Women and Girls of the American Revolution
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Illustrated by Matt Faulkner
The subtitle of this book, What You Never Knew About the Women and Girls of the American Revolution, says it
all. Finally receiving some "equal time" and recognition, these tough-as-nails females played as important a role in
the fight for independence as their male counterparts, and it is only right they be recognized for what they did.
You'll read about brave young women like 16-year-old Sybil Ludington who rode forty miles through a stormy night
to spread the news of a British attack, and Deborah Samson, who cut her hair, dressed as a man, and was wounded
twice while fighting with the Continental Army.
Other valiant women include Poet Phillis Wheatly, spies Kate Berry and Mom Rinker, gunsmith Elizabeth Hager, and
Oneida tribe member Polly Cooper. The book also includes a section that lists even more women and debunks a few
myths, such as tales about Molly Pitcher, a mythic figure who did not actually exist. |
The Book |
Simon & Schuster |
June 2008 |
Hardcover / Picture book |
9780689858086 |
Children's Nonfiction: Ages 6-10 |
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The Reviewer |
Bob Walch |
Reviewed 2008 |
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