4. Showing Support
Writers: Many women wrote
poems and plays that made fun of
British laws and encouraged
patriot activities
Phyllis
Wheatley
Mercy Otis Warren
6. Showing Support
Morale: Many famous
women wrote letters of
support to their
husbands and visited
soldiers during the
warMartha
Washington
Abigail Adams
7. New Roles for Women
Before
ECONOMIC
ROLES During
*Most women ran
the household
*Men controlled
businesses and land
*Women took
charge of businesses
and farms
*Women kept the
economy going
8. New Roles for Women
Roles:
1. Nurses
2. Supply Managers
3. Soldiers
4. Spies
9. New Roles for Women
Roles:
1. Nurses
2. Supply Managers
3. Soldiers
4. Spies
10. New Roles for Women
Roles:
1. Nurses
2. Supply Managers
3. Soldiers
4. Spies