I recently spoke to my daughter’s class about the Revolutionary War and explained that women did have a roll in the war outside of cleaning/sewing/cooking.

The class found it interesting that some women were spies, for both the American and British sides, and mighty good ones at that.  They were able to wander around camps and listen in on conversations without question.  The girls in the room loved the fact that women who were considered weak and frail, were actually strong, smart and heroic.  A side lesson not taught in textbooks.  There is more to history than the dates/locations and I wish more classes would go into people behind the events.

Women of the American Revolution by Mary R. Furbee is an excellent book that clearly explained the value women in the war for elementary school student level.