British goods. The decision to boycott British goods was due in large part to the patriot women who were determined to reach demands for homemade clothing. Although it is not often recognized, the groups of organizations formed by women were very influential during the war. Decisions made to boycott of British goods would not have been possible if the women had not created a substitute for the imported material. The Daughters of Liberty were working from sun up to sun down to prove their commitment to "the cause of liberty and industry." (Evans, S. p.49)
             There are lots of books about the role of upper and middle class women in the American Revolution that we found in the library, and most of them consist very fascinating stories about women.
             One of the most dramatic stories is that of Margaret Cochran Corbin who fought alongside her husband in the American Revolutionary War and was the first women to receive pension from the United States government as a disabled soldier. She was born November 12, 1751 near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., orphaned at the age of five and was raised by relatives. When she was twenty-one she married John Carbon. John joined the Continental Army when the American Revolution started four years later and Margaret accompanied her husband. Wives of the soldiers often cooked for the men, washed their laundry and nursed wounded soldiers. They also watched the men do their drills and,
             no doubt, learned those drills, too.
             On November 16, 1776, while they were stationed in Fort Washington, New York, British attacked the fort and Hessian troops. John was assisting a gunner until the gunner was killed. At this point John took charge of the cannon and Margaret assisted him. Some time later, John was killed also. With no time to grieve, Margaret continued loading and
             firing the cannon by herself until she was wounded by grapeshot, which tore her shoulder,
             mangled her ches...