Girls on the Eve of the American Revolution

This month's episode starts our conversations about girls during the time of the American Revolution in honor of 250 years of independence. Resident scholar Elizabeth Dillenberg discusses notable early American girls-Sybil Ludington, Emily Geiger, and Anna Green Winslow. For more information about Sybil Ludington, check out the chapter about her in our book  Exploring American Girlhood through 50 Historic Treasures by Ashley E. Remer and Tiffany R. Isselhardt (Rowman & Littlefield, 2021).You can also visit our Heroines Quilt VIII exhibition Heroines of the American Revolution.