"Born for liberty" The Emergence of Female Patriotism during the American Revolution

Authors

Anne Bennett, Brigham Young University

Keywords

American Revolution, Feminine Patriotism, Public Good

Abstract

Esther Reed, a colonial woman who lived during the American Revolution, praised the women of her time: "Born for liberty, disdaining to bear the irons of a tyrannic [sic] Government, we associate ourselves to the grandeur of those ... who have broken the chains of slavery, forged by tyrants in the times of ignorance and barbarity."

Recommended Citation

Bennett, Anne (2006) ""Born for liberty" The Emergence of Female Patriotism during the American Revolution," The Thetean: A Student Journal for Scholarly Historical Writing: Vol. 35: Iss. 1, Article 7.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/thetean/vol35/iss1/7