During the Revolution, American Women Fought for Freedom, Spied on the British, Cared for the Sick and Fell in Love. A New Exhibition Reveals Their Rich Wartime Stories

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A new exhibition at the New York Historical Society, "Revolutionary Women," showcases the overlooked contributions of women during the American Revolution, from a Jewish chocolatier and a Mohawk leader to a woman who disguised herself as a man to join the Continental Army. The show spotlights figures with deep ties to New York, revealing how women fought for independence, gathered intelligence on British movements, nursed the wounded, and navigated love and loss during wartime. Rather than relegating women to supporting roles, the exhibition centers their agency and diverse forms of resistance, restoring stories that conventional histories often bury.