In the book Revolutionary Mothers: Women in the Struggle for America’s Independence, Carol Berkin has discussions about the various roles women had during the American Revolution. As we see the fight for independence was not fought alone by men. The actual fight was with the women. They went to almost exhausting attempts to do their part as well. These women overlooked their own welfare as well as the safety of their children. While being strong and breaking free of beliefs and stereotypes about what was conceived to be behavior that a woman portrays. Although it was not at all for the women. The women in the book did indeed struggle, different groups of women struggled in different or more forceful ways. Berkin talks about different major …show more content…
They harshly tortured and captured them against their will. Their property was taken without a word then being destroyed. They were fighting at the same time hard to maintain their houses against inflated food prices. The men were being recruited more and more in the army. While women were charged with catering for their children. In dissimilarity, some of the women participated in helping of the invasion of their opponents. They destroyed their own property and contributed in direct conflict with the invaders. Pennsylvania Mary Fraier and her fellows added by giving their troops anything they could gather from food to clothing. Elizabeth Burgin gave foods to patriots who were captured. Sarah Franklin did struggle in raising funds for clothing their armies. Women had many different positions and played an important role. They were nurses, washerwomen, cooks, camp wives and seamstresses. Some women traded supplies to anyone even their soldiers. They were seen as aggravation in the fighting camps but were necessary for solders survival. Berkins notes, “George Washington was especially perplexed and annoyed by the women who sought refuge in his camps…. The women refused to obey Washington’s instructions. “Yet as even Washington would have had to admit, most of the women were absolutely necessary, if for no other reason than to cut down on