EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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by fighting in the war, on both sides
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by fighting in the war for the Patriots
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running homes and plantations while men fought
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by tending to the wounded
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most women carried on with their daily tasks at home, but many took action by boycotting British goods or following their men into war–as cooks, nurses, and care-givers.
Detailed explanation-2: -There were nurses, civilian volunteers, and writers who stood in solidarity with their male counterparts to serve the country they believed in. These women of the Civil War courageously fought not only the enemy soldiers but the traditional expectations of a 19th century gentlewoman.
Detailed explanation-3: -With millions of men away from home, women filled manufacturing and agricultural positions on the home front. Others provided support on the front lines as nurses, doctors, ambulance drivers, translators and, in rare cases, on the battlefield.
Detailed explanation-4: -Thus the Civil War began according to the standard narrative of traditional gender roles. Men went off to fight the enemy, drawing kudos and support from women who would keep the home fires burning.
Detailed explanation-5: -While the most famous image of female patriotism during World War II is Rosie the Riveter, women were involved in other aspects of the war effort outside of factories. More than six million women took wartime jobs in factories, three million volunteered with the Red Cross, and over 200, 000 served in the military.