America250 Mississippi – The Women’s American Revolution
March 2 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
“The Women’s American Revolution” presented by Sarah Hogue, PhD candidate
- March 2, 2026 @12 PM
- Columbus-Lowndes Public Library System downtown branch
- While the contributions of soldiers in American Revolution are easily seen, it can often be more difficult to envision the role that women played during the war. Women provided valuable support during the Revolution, taking on a variety of wartime roles for the Continental Army: soldier, supplier, spy, and combat supporter. On the home front, women not only experienced battles near their own communities, but also provided important labor for their families that freed men to fight. Women’s new-found freedoms and abilities during the war left them with a lasting question- what rights would they have in their newly founded nation?
- Free and open to the public. Adults
- Contact: Mona Vance-Ali, 662-329-5300
- www.clplsamerica250.com
