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Anne Hutchinson
Anne Hutchinson demanded that women should be allowed to speak in church. As a result, she was banished from the church. -
Elizabeth Timothy
Elizabeth Timothy becomes the first woman to edit a newspaper- the South Carolina Gazette. -
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Women in the Revolutionary War
Many women during the Revolutionary war involved themselves and tried to support their husbands and this country. They cleaned and bandaged wounds, worked with supplies, etc. They also boycott English goods in order to back America during the war. https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.battlefields.org%2Flearn%2Farticles%2Fwomen-american-revolution&psig=AOvVaw2Rw7oR8s7ejTBLjivD0ynH&ust=1632589275738000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAsQjRxqFwoTCNDxoJKLmPMCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAl -
Mrs. Samuel Slater
Mrs. Samuel Slater became the first American to receive a patent for her cotton sewing thread. -
Dolly Madison
Dolly Madison became the first lady after her husband, James Madison, was inaugurated. She is still one of the most famous and well known first ladies. -
Catherine Ann Devereux
Catherine Ann Devereux, born in Halifax County, kept a journal throughout the civil war that was published in 1979. -
Ethel H. Porter
Ethel H. Porter, born in Lincolnton, was known to be the first North Carolina woman to receive a patent. She invented a machine used for cutting feed for cattle and horses. -
Equal Suffrage League of North Carolina
The first meeting of the Equal Suffrage League of North Carolina was held in Charlotte, NC. -
Loretta Lynch
Loretta Lynch, from Greensboro N.C., becomes the United States first African American woman to be Attorney General.