revolutionary roles

The Revolutionary Women’s Roles assignment asks students to think about women’s roles in early American history and how they changed from the colonial era through the American Revolution. Most people know that traditionally women’s roles have centered on being wives and mothers. Using

• Chapters 3 and 4 of America’s Women,
• “Abigail Adams, Bond Speculator,” and
• “Remember… I’m Your Man,”
• https://historyofmassachusetts.org/the-roles-of-wo…
• https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.ezproxy1.lib.asu…
• https://asu.instructure.com/courses/18713/files/36…

explain how women continued those traditional roles during the Revolutionary period. Then pick at least one new role to show that either women’s roles were changing over time OR they changed because of the unique circumstances of the period.