Women in the American Revolution

Reference books for in-library study and books to check out and read at home that focus on the role of women in the American Revolution

Updated February 10, 2026
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Glory, passion, and principle the story of eight remarkable women at the core of the American Revolution
Bohrer, Melissa Lukeman
Paper Book
The heroism of the females of the American Revolution has gone from memory with the generation that witnessed it, and nothing, absolutely nothing, remains upon the ear of the young of the present day. -- Charles Francis Adams John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin --...
Women patriots of the American Revolution a biographical dictionary
Claghorn, Charles Eugene, 1911-2005
Paper Book
This book contains the biographies of 600 women who performed patriotic acts. Some of these women rode on horseback to warn the Americans of a British attack; a few carried muskets; many were captured by Indians; many had husbands or sons who were killed or taken as prisoners. These women spun flax,...
Liberty is sweet the hidden history of the American Revolution
Holton, Woody author.
Paper Book
A "deeply researched and bracing retelling" (Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian) of the American Revolution, showing how the Founders were influenced by overlooked Americans--women, Native Americans, African Americans, and religious dissenters. Using more than...

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