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Editor's Note:

 
With the recent dust-up around Nike’s retraction of its new Betsy Ross flag shoe, it has been surprising (or maybe not) to see the ignorance of so many about basic American history. As Dr. William J. “Bill” Federer has written, Betsy Ross was a Quaker, and Quakers were the first to go on record as opposing slavery (Germantown Petition of 1688). Perhaps this fascinating overview of some of America’s other heroic women during the time of Betsy Ross will encourage the reader to continue his or her study so that the national conversation might one day return to facts and truths about our nation’s founding. Pat Daugherty, Ed.D.
July 10, 2019

Courageous Women of the Revolution

Courageous, faithful women have always played a vital role in American history. Addressing the Daughters of the American Revolution April 19, 1926, President Calvin Coolidge spoke about “the importance of women in working out the destiny of mankind…As there were fathers in our Republic, so there were mothers….By their abiding faith they inspired and encouraged the men; by their sacrifice they performed their part in the struggle out of which came our country…”

Referred to as “camp followers,” women were organized by Martha Washington, Lucy Knox, wife of Colonel Henry Knox, and Caty Greene, wife of General Nathanael Greene, to help the Continental Army. They scavenged for supplies, cooked food, washed clothes, formed sewing circles to knit and to mend ragged uniforms and blankets, and cared for sick and dying soldiers.

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William J. “Bill” Federer is a nationally known speaker, best-selling author, and president of Amerisearch, Inc., a publishing company dedicated to researching America’s noble history. His “American Minute” radio feature is broadcast daily on stations across America and by the Internet, and his “Faith in History” television show airs on the TCT Network and via DirectTV. Bill has written 20 books, including George Washington Carver: His Life and Faith in His Own Words, America’s God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotations (has sold over a half-million copies), The Faith of FDR, The Ten Commandments and Their Influence on American Law, Three Secular Reasons Why America Should Be Under God, and What Every American Needs to Know About the Quran: A History of Islam and the United States. He has spoken at events across America, from Mount Rushmore and the Lincoln Memorial to the U.S. Capitol and Military Chaplains’ Conventions. His works have been quoted by authors, politicians, leaders, journalists, teachers, students, and in court cases.

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