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Daughters of Liberty In 1875 the Daughters of Liberty were founded in the city of Meriden, Connecticut. (Women of the Revolution, 1998) This organization has 184,000 female members in more than 12,800 cities.(Women of the Revolution, 1998) They spun and weaved yarn and wool known as homespun instead of purchasing British cloth. Their fabric became so popular, that they moved to the City Court House for weaving. On one pillow, this quote was woven; "That disagreeable noise made by the rattling of the foot wheel was counted fine music." (Women of the Revolution, 1998) Another way that the daughters rebelled was to drink tea made from plants. Speaking of drinks, their homemade punch was often served in taverns. (Women of the Revolution, 1998) the purpose of this rebellion was to persuade colonists to end the sale of British goods. (Women of the Revolution, 1998) The British were Taxing too high, colonists could not afford these high priced goods. (Women of the Revolution, 1998)During the stamp act, they said that they accepted the attention of young men who were against the stamp act.(Women of the Revolution, 1998) This society has established many historical buildings such as the Memorial Continental Hall (1940), the Constitution Hall (1929), the Revolutionary War Museum, and a library of 45,000 books and 1,500 manuscripts of early American ancestors. Sons of Liberty also fought for liberty by dumping British tea in the Boston harbor called Boston Tea Party. Abigail Adams always lead the Daughters of Liberty on their next adventure. She wrote letters to her husband, John Adams, urging him to Remember the ladies  when thinking of America's future. (Daughters of LIberty, 1999) (Women of the Revolution, 1998) Mary Ludwig was one of the Daughters, she served in the Battle of Monmouth while her husband was injured. General George Washington recognized her hard work and called her Molly Pitcher. (Women of the Revolution, 1998) other women include:
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 * Rebecca Burlogh
 * Esther De Berdt
 * Martha Moulton
 * Mrs. Amos Wood
 * Hannah Barron



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__**Poem**__ The 20 Daughters of Liberty by Anonymous Since the men, from a party or fear of a frown, Are kept by a sugar-plum quietly down, Supinely asleep--and depriv'd of their sight, Are stripp'd of their freedom, and robb'd of their right; If the sons, so degenerate! the blessings despise, Let the Daughters of Liberty nobly arise; And though we've no voice but a negative here, The use of the taxables, let us forbear:-- (Then merchants import till your stores are all full, May the buyers be few, and your traffic be dull!)

Stand firmly resolv'd, and bid Grenville to see, That rather than freedom we part with our tea, And well as we love the dear draught when a-dry, As American Patriots our taste we deny-- Pennsylvania's gay meadows can richly afford To pamper our fancy or furnish our board; And paper sufficient at home still we have, To assure the wiseacre, we will not sign slave; When this homespun shall fail, to remonstrate our grief, We can speak viva voce, or scratch on a leaf; Refuse all their colors, though richest of dye, When the juice of a berry our paint can supply, To humor our fancy--and as for our houses, They'll do without painting as well as our spouses; While to keep out the cold of a keen winter morn, We can screen the north-west with a well polished horn; And trust me a woman, by honest invention, Might give this state-doctor a dose of prevention.

Join mutual in this--and but small as it seems, We may jostle a Grenville, and puzzle his schemes; But a motive more worthy our patriot pen, Thus acting--we point out their duty to men; And should the bound-pensioners tell us to hush, We can throw back the satire, by biding them blush.

1765 -1994
 * Nov.1765:Colonists were aware of the rebellion against the king while meetings are held for the sons and daughters of Liberty.
 * 1766:Seventeen ladies develop the Daughter's of Liberty title when weaving in the house of Deacon Aphraim Bowen.
 * Jun,12 1769:The ladies meet at Pastor Mooruhead's house and spun 200 ninety skeins of yarn.
 * 1776:Patsy Black hears talk of the about the Continental Congress and if there's a chance at declaring independence.
 * Jan. 1875:The society is finally founded in Meriden, Connecticut.
 * May,15 1897:50 daughters of Liberty refuse to attend the funeral of Mrs. Hannah S. Shofield.
 * 1915:The auxiliary,(Daughters of Liberty)of Jr. Order of American Mechanics renamed itself the Sons and Daughters of Liberty and started to include male members.
 * October,6 1994:President James holyfield and David Geise award Thomas the Daughters of liberty medal which is given to the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

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