Mercy Otis Warren was a published poet, political playwright and satirist during the age of the American Revolution.

Beloved Woman of the Southeastern Cherokee, Nanyehi (Nancy) Ward was a respected warrior and leader who acted as a go-between with white settlers.

Despite spending much of her life enslaved, Phillis Wheatley was the first African American woman to publish a book of poems.

Nancy Hart made it her mission to rid the Georgia territory of British Loyalists.

Deborah Sampson disguised herself as a man and joined the Patriot forces during the American Revolution. She was the only woman to earn a military pension for participation in the Revolutionary army.

A prominent essayist of the American republic, Judith Sargent Murray was an early advocate of women’s equality, access to education, and the right to control their earnings.

Among the most famous women in early American history, Pocahontas is credited with helping the struggling English settlers survive.

Considered one of the earliest American feminists, Anne Hutchinson was a spiritual leader in colonial Massachusetts who challenged male authority.

Lydia Darragh was a Patriot spy during the American Revolution.

A hero of the American Revolution, Margaret Cochran Corbin was the first woman to receive a military pension.

Penelope Barker organized the Edenton Tea Party, the first recorded women’s political demonstration in America.

Abigail Adams was an early advocate for women's rights.