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Lucy Meriwether Lewis Marks(1752-1837) Virginia Planter & Herbal Doctor

 Lucy Meriwether Lewis Marks(1752-1837) Virginia Planter & Herbal Doctor 1752 - 1837 Collection of the University of Virginia Art Museum.  Painted by John Toole, 1815-1860.While she’s often...

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Declarations by each Colony often differed from the Final US Declaration of...

 Maryland’s Declaration of Independence and Its Relationship to the Continental Declaration******Maryland’s Declaration of Independence (July 6, 1776)The parliament of Great Britain has of late claimed...

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Women & The American Revolution

Women & The American Revolution In Colonial America, women were often discouraged from taking an interest in politics & were usually expected to focus only on traditionally 'feminine' matters,...

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Pre-Revolutionary Woes involving Taxes, Profits, & Spinning

 George Walker, The Costume of YorkshireThe Loom, the Comb, the Spinning Wheel, Would much promote this Country's Weal If we could wear more our own Woollen:We should have kept our Coin and Bullion.For...

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Women & Revolutionary Tea Wares

Afternoon Tea, Thomas Rowlandson (British 1756-1827) Tea Wares among Mid-18C Families of the Chesapeake & Pennsylvania EliteHistorian Barbara Carson examined 68 inventories made at the death of the...

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Women & The American Revolution The Edenton Tea Party

Illustration from Within Our Power: The Edenton Ladies' Tea Party depicting potential signers gathered for a lively discussion. The book Within Our Power: The Story of the Edenton Ladies' Tea Party was...

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