Gathering evidence from diaries, memoirs, letters, and other contemporary material, Mary Beth Norton examines the impact of the Revolution War had on the women residing in the thirteen colonies from 1750 to 1800. Liberty 's Daughters provides historical evidence of women 's daily lives, domestic activities, marriages, pains of pregnancies, and the difficulties women of this era had in defining a sense of feminine independence before, during, and after the Revolutionary War.
Norton takes an in-depth look at "The Constant Pattern of Women 's Lives" within the first part of the book, expanding on the livelihoods of women in the immediate years before the Revolution. This section addresses how women were treated, measured, and what their acceptable …show more content…
When American leaders decided to economical boycott against Great Britain, women 's domestic roles took on a political significance. Norton points out, "The chosen tactics could succeed only if white housewives and their daughters refused to purchase imported goods and simultaneously increased their production of homespun (pg.155)." Recognition of the new female role and the attention received from male political leaders consequently altered the female role and her inferior status. Continuously witnessing the violence of the pre-Revolutionary decades ensured that women could no longer remain aloof to the events taking place in America. Taking an active role against the fight of oppression by Great Britain, many women transformed from mere homely, fair minded ladies to Patriot women. Supporting the boycott of tea and other items taxed by the Townshend Act of 1767 female patriots were urged to take an active participation in the boycott. Uncharacteristically receiving public praise for their unified actions. Norton notes, "For women to be told, even in an obvious hyperbole, that their activities could be more important to America 's future than the efforts of male committees and congresses, represented an extraordinary departure from the past American devaluation of the feminine role (pg. 159)" Their voice in public policy and patriotic work for the common good marked a turning point in American women 's
Norton takes an in-depth look at "The Constant Pattern of Women 's Lives" within the first part of the book, expanding on the livelihoods of women in the immediate years before the Revolution. This section addresses how women were treated, measured, and what their acceptable …show more content…
When American leaders decided to economical boycott against Great Britain, women 's domestic roles took on a political significance. Norton points out, "The chosen tactics could succeed only if white housewives and their daughters refused to purchase imported goods and simultaneously increased their production of homespun (pg.155)." Recognition of the new female role and the attention received from male political leaders consequently altered the female role and her inferior status. Continuously witnessing the violence of the pre-Revolutionary decades ensured that women could no longer remain aloof to the events taking place in America. Taking an active role against the fight of oppression by Great Britain, many women transformed from mere homely, fair minded ladies to Patriot women. Supporting the boycott of tea and other items taxed by the Townshend Act of 1767 female patriots were urged to take an active participation in the boycott. Uncharacteristically receiving public praise for their unified actions. Norton notes, "For women to be told, even in an obvious hyperbole, that their activities could be more important to America 's future than the efforts of male committees and congresses, represented an extraordinary departure from the past American devaluation of the feminine role (pg. 159)" Their voice in public policy and patriotic work for the common good marked a turning point in American women 's