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Women of the Revolution: 'Molly Pitcher'; Did you know that although women were not allowed to join the Army at the time of the American Revolution, a few did take part?(THE HOME FORUM)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 6/27/2006; 700+ words
; ...fighting men and the wounded on the battlefield. "Molly" was a widely used nickname for both the names...the water carrier who eased their thirst as a "Molly Pitcher." So when these Molly Pitchers - Mary Hays and Margaret Corbin - found their...
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Anne Rockwell They Called Her Molly Pitcher.(Children's Review)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Horn Book Magazine; 5/1/2002; ; 673 words
; ...particularly heartening to see legendary Molly Pitcher manning the cannons. What begins...into an act of stunning bravery when Molly's husband, whom she has followed into battle, falls injured. Molly switches the pitcher for the ramrod...
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Who was Molly Pitcher?(American patriot)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Appleseeds; 12/1/2005; ; 546 words
; ...teased with the name "Molly Pitcher." We'll...true story of the first Molly Pitcher. We do know that many...American Revolution, pitchers of water in hand, to...Many were nicknamed Molly Pitcher. And all were heroes...
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The courage of "Molly Pitcher".(Short Story)
Magazine article from: Hopscotch; 2/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Mary knew what to do. Grabbing a pitcher, she quickly filled it with water...Soon, more men were shouting, "Molly, Pitcher!" Molly was a nickname for Mary. Mary...Mary, soon known everywhere as "Molly Pitcher," was considered a heroine...
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LANDRY GUIDES HEY HAZEL TO WIN THE MOLLY PITCHER
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 7/5/1994; ; 572 words
; ...LANDRY GUIDES HEY HAZEL TO WIN THE MOLLY PITCHER By WARREN HYNES, Staff Writer Date...victory in the one-mile, $200,000 Molly Pitcher Handicap, a Grade II race...down the stretch to win the 49th Molly Pitcher by 1 1/2 lengths for her...
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MIXED EMOTIONS AT MOLLY PITCHER
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 7/1/2001; ; 686 words
; ...07-01-2001 MIXED EMOTIONS AT MOLLY PITCHER -- MARCH MAGIC WINS; MARE DESTROYED...filly March Magic in the $300,000 Molly Pitcher Breeders' Cup Handicap on...recovered to finish fourth. The Molly Pitcher kicked off the major portion...
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Longshot Atelier Wins Molly Pitcher
News Wire article from: AP Online; 6/29/2002; 388 words
; ...victory Saturday in the $300,000 Molly Pitcher Breeders' Cup Handicap at Monmouth...It was the fifth victory in the Molly Pitcher for trainer Shug McGaughey...Buzz Tenney saddled Atelier for the Molly Pitcher. This win should get Shug...
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'OVER HERE, MOLLY PITCHER'; STORIES OF WOMEN OF ARMY IN AMERICAN REVOLUTION
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 4/12/2006; 439 words
; ...Bank Theater at SCCC. "Over Here, Molly Pitcher" is a dramatic presentation highlighting...during the American Revolution. "Molly," as portrayed by historical interpreter...a certainty. Stacy F. Roth, (Molly,) is a freelance historical interpreter...
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A Town With Mettle; From a bronze Molly Pitcher to iron cannonball scars, Carlisle, Pa., is heavy on the history.
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/14/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...weigh a ton. Who knew? The fierce Molly Pitcher, an all- American girl who followed...I declaim, beginning to read Molly's memorial plaque. "That's...husband joins me to pay respects to Molly Pitcher in the town graveyard at...
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Nomination procedures for the Orders of Saint Barbara and the Artillery Order of Molly Pitcher.
Magazine article from: FA Journal; 11/1/2003; 700+ words
; ...subordinates and peers, alike. ARTILLERY ORDER OF MOLLY PITCHER. The Artillery Order of Molly Pitcher recognizes individuals who have voluntarily...HONORABLE ORDER OF SAINT BARBARA OR ARTILLERY ORDER OF MOLLY PITCHER. Complete the order form, including...
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Pitcher, Molly
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
...of “Molly Pitcher” is based...the actions of Mary (Molly) Ludwig Hays McCauley...carrying buckets, or pitchers, of water to her husband...William Davison Perrine , Molly Pitcher of Monmouth County, New Jersey, and Captain Molly of Fort Washington...
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Molly Pitcher
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Molly Pitcher 1744-1832, American Revolutionary heroine whose real name was Mary Ludwig Hays or Heis, b. near Trenton, N.J. As the wife...
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Whittier, John Greenleaf
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
...in Prose and Verse (1831), shows his interest in local historical themes, as does his pamphlet Moll Pitcher (1832), on Molly Pitcher, and Mogg Megone (1836), a narrative of Indian life in colonial times. Through the influence of Garrison...
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Carlisle
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...munitions depot during the Revolution, Carlisle was a headquarters for Washington during the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794. Molly Pitcher is buried in the Old Graveyard. The borough was a stop on the Underground Railroad and was attacked during the Civil...
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battle of Monmouth
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...during the night. Lee was later court-martialed and suspended from command for disobeying orders. The legend of Molly Pitcher grew from this battle. Bibliography: See W. S. Stryker, The Battle of Monmouth (1927, repr. 1970).
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