On this day in 1777, a Quaker woman overhears British soldiers plotting an attack on George Washington’s army. She decides to act! Lydia...

On this day in 1825, Anne “Mad Anne” Trotter Bailey passes away in Ohio. She has been called the Heroine of the Kanawha Valley. Not a lot...

On this day in 1835, the so-called “Mother of the Boston Tea Party” passes away. Sarah Bradlee Fulton was then 94 years old, and she died...

At about this time in 1781, two South Carolina women take a huge risk for the Patriot cause. Yet the details of their escapade were...

On this day in 1781, a female hero makes a little-known sacrifice for the Patriot cause. Perhaps a story about a patriotic and...

On or around this day in 1775, a group of women from Massachusetts capture suspected Tories. They weren’t going to sit around twiddling...

On this day in 1991, an American heroine passes away. Why, exactly, was Mary Babnik Brown a hero? The details are uncertain, but one...

On this day in 1776, a public notice appears in Baltimore, Maryland. It beseeches the help of “our humane ladies” in the American cause....

On this day in 1781, Americans lose the Battle of Cowan’s Ford. They also suffer a devastating incident at nearby Torrence’s Tavern. It...

On this day in 1832, Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley, one of the patriotic women behind the folk hero “Molly Pitcher,” dies in Pennsylvania....

On this day in 1851, folk hero Anna Warner “Mother” Bailey passes away. She is known for two acts of bravery and patriotism, the first of...

On this day in 1728, Mercy Otis Warren is born in Massachusetts. This Patriot used her writing abilities to creatively serve the...

On this day in 1780, Americans win the Battle of Huck’s Defeat.  You’ll love the bravery of a few patriotic ladies in the hours before...

On this day in 1810, an American patriot passes away. You’ve probably never heard of Anna Maria Lane, a woman who served as a “common...

On this day in 1827, American patriot Deborah Samson (or Sampson) dies at the age of 66. She is best known for disguising herself as a...

On this day in 1777, a British force under Major General William Tryon heads toward Connecticut. Its goal? Raid the military supplies in...

On this day in 1778, Rachel Silverthorn makes a daring ride. Tradition has it that she volunteered for her mission when no man would! She...