Revolutionary Women:
Expectation Versus Reality
What do UARK students know?
We polled 40 respondents over what they “expect” from women
during the Revolutionary War. Our goal is to “debunk” the
common misconceptions and address the role of women during
this time. Below are some of the results of our survey.
Let’s take a look at some of the exceptional ways various women participated in the revolutionary war. Click on each of the images below to explore how a few African American women, Native American women, and elite white women participated in the revolutionary war!
While our goal is to focus on women’s impact on Revolutionary history, we must also be aware that using men’s perspectives on women and the events happening during this time also gives a useful tool for our focus in history. Many actions that women took during this time period may have come from knowledge that they were viewed a certain way or compartmentalized into a certain role. We want to look at how men’s perspectives of specific women gave these women motivation to live life a certain way or to have a particular role over the course of the 18th Century. We must also make sure to watch out for inherent biases in anything written about another person. Since we’re using men’s perspectives as a way to understand women’s interactions with the Revolution, we must also be aware to read their words with discernment to avoid getting a wrong interpretation. Click the button, “What Do The Men Say” above, for a few examples of some historical women viewed through the eyes of men!