Molly pitcher
Molly pitcherMolly Pitcher
Not many women are mentioned during the Revolutionary war but Molly Pitcher broke this trend by becoming a war heroine, a loyal wife, and a hard worker.
Molly Pitcher was born in Trenton, New Jersey. She was born with the name Mary Ludwig. Mary helped a lot on her family's dairy farm. In 1769 Mary became a servant to Dr. William Irvine. Later, Mary's employer became a colonel and a brigadier general in the colonial army. Mary left her career as a maid and married a man by the name of John Casper Hays, a soldier that enlisted in the colonial army in December of 1775.
Mary Ludwig Hays was like a shadow out on the battlefield because she did not want her husband to be out of her sight for fear that he might be hurt and need her help. She often followed her husband around the battlefield. Molly did chores for the soldiers such as cooking their meals and washing their laundry. She also took care and helped the soldiers if they were hurt or injured.
There was a battle before the Battle of Monmouth in which Mary started to bring pitchers of water to soldiers because it was very hot out. At the Battle of Monmouth John fell to the ground and Mary quickly ran over to see what was wrong with her husband. After she realized that there were no blood...
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