USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Daughters of Liberty was the formal female association that was formed in 1765 to protest the Stamp Act, and later the Townshend Acts, and was a general term for women who identified themselves as fighting for liberty during the American Revolution.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Sons and Daughters of Liberty were American colonists who supported the patriot cause. The Sons used threats, protests, and acts of violence to intimidate loyalists, or those loyal to the British crown, and make their grievances clear to the British Parliament.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sarah Fulton Created in response to unfair British taxes and regulations, the Daughters of Liberty organization was first mentioned in the press in 1766. They would organize boycotts, help manufacture goods that were in short supply and even engage in public protest when necessary.

Detailed explanation-4: -As dissatisfaction with British tyranny was growing, the Daughters of Liberty was formed as a way for women to speak out in the name of patriotism and freedom. They organized non-importation boycotts and spinning bees as a way to avoid buying British products and create American products instead.

Detailed explanation-5: -Esther Reed was a London-born woman who worked to raise more than $300, 000 in Philadelphia with three dozen women, who went door to door. Esther organized a women’s group, who used the money to sew linen shirts for the soldiers of the Continental Army.