Title: Artifact 1'3
1Artifact 1.3
Revolutionary War
War of 1812
Curators Office
Civil War
2Donna Chaney
- My name is Donna Chaney and I teach fifth grade
in Washoe County School District. My passion is
United States history and I am introducing the
Museum of Women in War. Hope you enjoy the tour.
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4The War of 1812
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6JOIN OR DIE
- This is Benjamin Franklin's 1754 cartoon
emphasizing the need for the various colonies and
regions to work together. - Poster to introduce the womens Revolutionary
War room. - http//www.picturehistory.com/product/id/458
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7The War of 1812
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8Well Behaved Women
- Well Behaved Women Seldom Make History" has
become the slogan for modern, independent women. - Poster to introduce the Museum of Women in War
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9The Civil War
- Civil War poster to introduce the Civil War
womens room
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10Deborah Sampsom
- Deborah Sampson AKA Robert Shirtliffe, enlisted
in the Massachusetts regiment in 1778. Deborah
used her brothers name and fought for years
before being discovered. - For more information please go to
- http//score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/women_am
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11Mercy Otis Warren
- Mercy Otis Warren wrote the first history of the
United States. She wrote plays making fun at the
British. She was first published in 1805. She
wrote the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the
American Revolution. - For additional information please go to
- http//score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/women_am
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12Molly Hays McCauley
- Molly Hays McCauley AKA Molly Pitcher. Born in
Monmouth, New Jersey, Molly took over her
husbands position firing the cannon after he was
hit in the arm, firing several rounds. General
George Washington commissioned her Sergeant
Molly Pitcher. - For more information please go to
- http//score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/women_am
erican_revolution/mccauley.html
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13Phillis Wheatley
- Phillis Wheatley was born a slave. She was
taught to read and write. She was the first
published black author. Some of her works of art
included poems about learning virtue, patriotism,
battles, and the greatness of America. Phillis
was given her freedom in 1778. - For more information please see
- http//score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/women_am
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14Molly Brandt
- Brandt was a housekeeper and concubine of 9
children with Sir William Johnson. She handled
all his accounts, did purchasing along with sums
of money, spent a lot of money on clothing,
blankets, and rum. She was highly respected by
the Mohawk Indian Clan. She supplied shelter and
gathered information against the rebels. For
more information please go to - http//www.galafilm.com/1812/e/people/mollybrant.h
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15Dolly Payne Madison
- Dolly Payne Madison was raised as a Quaker. She
married John Todd in 1790. After his death in
1703 she married James Madison , 17 years her
senior in 1794. She died in 1849. - For more information please see
- http//www.galafilm.com/1812/e/people/dollymadison
.html
http//www.galafilm.com/1812/e/people/dollymadison
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16Anne Prevost
- Anne Prevost was the Governor Generals daughter
and she kept journals throughout the War of 1812.
For more information please see - http//www.galafilm.com/1812/e/people/anneprevost.
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http//www.galafilm.com/1812/e/people/anneprevost.
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17Laura Secord
- Laura Secord was born in Barrington,
Massachusetts in 1775. She grew up in Canada and
married a Loyalist Officer - For more information please go to
- http//www.galafilm.com/1812/e/people/secord.html
http//www.galafilm.com/1812/e/people/secord.html
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18Elizabeth Clift Bacon Custer
- Elizabeth (Libbie) wrote several books during her
life which followed the career of her infamous
husband, General George Armstrong Custer. She
authored Boots and Saddles, Life in Dakota with
General Custer, 1885 Tenting on the Plains
General Custer in Kansas and Texas (1887) and
Following the Guidon. For more information
please go to - http//civilwarwomen.blogspot.com/
http//civilwarwomen.blogspot.com/
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19Jessee Freemont
- Jessee Freemont was married to John C. Freemont.
She traveled with him on his many journeys and
became involved in politics during 1849 while in
San Francisco, CA. She became highly involved in
the Civil War effort by supporting anti-slavery
campaigns. She wrote many books about her
adventures in the West. - For more information please go to
- http//civilwarwomen.blogspot.com/
http//civilwarwomen.blogspot.com/
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20Major Pauline Cushman
- Major Pauline Cushman was a spy for the Union
Army. She became a spy after being approached by
two Confederate officers. Being loyal to the
Union Mrs. Cushman, an actress by trade, traveled
throughout the South gathering information for
the Union Army. She was eventually captured,
tried, and found guilty. Rescued by the
advancing Union army, Mrs. Cushman retired from
the spy business. For additional information
please go to - http//civilwarwomen.blogspot.com/2008/01/pauline-
cushman.html
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21Sara Emma Edmonds
- Sara Emma Edmonds AKA Franklin Thompson, gathered
information and nursed the wounded as a male
nurse. She was raised in Canada, but resented by
her father for not being a male child. She left
Canada and enlisted in the Union army May 25,
1861. For more information please go to -
- http//civilwarwomen.blogspot.com/2008/09/sarah-em
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