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Author Cynthia Kierner discussed the life of Jane Spurgin during the Revolutionary War, including how her support for Continental forces divided her family, resulting in a public struggle for women's citizenship and rights that was uncommon in that era.

Historian Woody Holton looked beyond the Founding Fathers and explored the role of women, Native Americans, and African Americans during the American Revolution.

Authors discussed the experiences of women in the Revolutionary War and how the war shaped women's role in society.

Retired Lieutenant Colonel Marilla Cushman led a tour of the Women's Memorial in Arlington, Virginia, covering women who served in the Revolutionary War through World War II.

The lecture was based on four books she published between 1980 and 2011: Liberty's Daughters: The Revolutionary Experience of American Women, 1750-1800 (1980), Founding Mothers & Fathers: Gendered Power and the Forming of American Society (1996), In the Devil's Snare: The Salem Witchcraft Crisis of 1692 (2002), and Separated by Their Sex: Women in Public and Private in the Colonial Atlantic World (2011).

They were two of the most significant women in Revolutionary War America.

They examined British and American occupation and also discussed how this affected women and families.

Army Women's Museum in Fort Lee, Virginia.  Visitors there find the stories of women who have served their country since the Revolutionary War, an extensive collection of archives and artifacts, and interactive exhibits.

George Mason University Professor Rosemarie Zagarri looked at the role of women during America's founding era. She talked about how prior to the Revolution women had either no or very limited political and legal rights. She argued that because Patriot leaders needed a wide base of support for the Revolution, they actively recruited women to participate, giving women experience participating in politics and providing a basis for demanding more rights in the future.

Lauren Menges and Rand Boyd gave a tour of Chapman University's Center for American War Letters and showed some of the letters written by service men and women from several American conflicts. The collection includes letters from the Revolutionary war through the war in Afghanistan.

Panelists talked about powerful American women such as Catherine Beecher, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Shirley Chisholm, and Angela Davis. Participants included Cindy Lobel, author of Catharine Beecher: The Paradoxes of Gender in the Nineteenth Century, Lara Vapnek, author of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn: Modern American Revolutionary, Barbara Winslow, author of Shirley Chisholm: Catalyst for Change and Robyn Spencer, author of Angela Davis: Radical Icon.

The panelists said that all three women contributed to the intellectual life of the American Revolution.

Nancy Rubin Stuart talked about her book, Defiant Brides: The Untold Story of Two Revolutionary-Era Women and the Radical Men They Married, in which she recounts the lives of Peggy Shippen and Lucy Flucker.

A short film titled, The Price of Liberty extolled the value of the contributions of women to America's Armed Forces. Footage was shown of women in service throughout America's wars, including re-enactments of the American Revolutionary and Civil Wars.

While the Founding Fathers often get all of the credit for the creation of America - without the encouragement and work of many women things may have ended up differently. Next, George Mason University History Professor Rosemarie Zagarri examines the important role that women played in generating support for the revolutionary war and how their involvement helped pave the way for a greater political identity for women within the new nation.

Susan Klepp talked about her book, Revolutionary Conceptions: Women, Fertility and Family Limitation in America (The University of North Carolina Press, 2009). While Colonial American women were unable to own property, they were able to exert influence over family affairs. Women in this era began to redefine the role of "motherhood," particularly on the issue of family planning.

Loane talked about her book, Following the Drum: Women at the Valley Forge Encampment. In a book based on a decade of research, she describes some of the women who lived in the encampment with the Continental Army at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, during the winter of 1777-78, the circumstances that brought them there, and their role in the camp.

The authors were: Malaika Adero (moderator), Up South: Stories, Studies, and Letters of This Century's African American Migrations, (The New Press); Obery Hendricks, The Politics of Jesus: Rediscovering the True Revolutionary Nature of Jesus' Teachings and How They Have Been Corrupted (Doubleday); and Marta Moreno Vega, The Altar of My Soul: The Living Traditions of Santeria.

Professor Edgar believes that the Revolutionary War was a Civil War as well. ... In addition to recounting famous battles and key historical figures, Professor Edgar related the efforts of women, children, disabled and minority patriots during the British occupation.