History project on women

1. Created by Springer’s American History
Class
2010
Women Who Helped Create
American History

2. Molly Pitcher
1744—1832 American Patriot
An American Revolutionary War heroine, whose
real name was Mary Ludwig Hays. She
earned her nickname by carrying water for her
husband and other soldiers in the battle of
Monmouth in 1778. Her service came to the
attention of General George Washington and
in 1822 she received a pension for her
services.

3. Molly Pitcher

4. Betsy Ross
1752—1836 American Patriot
Raised as a Quaker in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
and married to an upholsterer, John Ross who
was killed during an explosion at a munitions
depot he was guarding. Betsy took over the
business and is known to have made flags during
the American Revolution. The legend that she
created the first Stars and Stripes still remains
unproven, but her home remains a historic
landmark and flies “Betsy Ross Flag” proudly.

5. Betsy Ross

6. Sacagawea (Scajawea)
Appx. 1788—1884 Shoshone Indian
Indian wife of French Canadian trader
Toussaint Charbonneau. She was the
Indian guide who accompanied Lewis and
Clark along with her husband and infant
son from 1805--1806 on their expedition to
explore the territories between the
Mississippi River and the Pacific Ocean.
The only woman on the trip, she also
cooked, foraged for food, sewed, mended
and cleaned the clothes of the men. No
real picture exists of her, but in 1999 the
new United States dollar coin features a
likeness of her with her son.

7. Sacagawea

8. Dolley Madison
1768—1849 Former First Lady
Besides being First Lady and hostess to
serve in Washington, DC, Dolley became
an emblem of courage to American
Society. During the war of 1812 when the
British burned the capital, leaving behind
all her personal possessions to burn,
Dolley saved the famous life-size portrait
of George Washington and other historic
federal documents. Dolley’s social graces
made her famous and loved and honored
as a part of her country’s history.

9. Susan B. Anthony
1820—1906 American Women’s
Rights Leader
Founded the American Equal Rights
Association and spent her life trying to win
voting rights for women in the United States.
She also campaigned against slavery and in
favor of temperance. She was honored by
Congress with her portrait on a one dollar
coin in 1979.

10. Susan B. Anthony

11. References
 United Nations Department of Public
Information, DPI/1878—January 1997
 Encyclopedia Britannica Inc
 Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 The National First Ladies Library, 2005
 Independence Hall Association, Philadelphia,
PA, 1942
 Women’s History Profile
 The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th
edition, 2005, Columbia University Press
 Personal Websites for Betsy Ross House

12. Created As Sample For Class Project
 Margaret Springer 2010

13. Dolley Madison