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Molly Pitcher helped soldiers by bringing them water when they fell from the humid heat or the exhaustion from the revolution :)

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Mary Molly Pitcher hays?

She is a women who helped the soldiers in the revolutionary war. She was the washer women and she gave them water.


How did Molly Pitcher affect US history?

Molly Pitcher was a nickname given to a woman said to have fought in the American Revolutionary War. Since various Molly Pitcher tales grew in the telling, many historians regard Molly Pitcher as folklore, rather than history, or suggest that Molly Pitcher may be a composite image inspired by the actions of a number of real women. The name itself may have originated as a nickname given to women who carried water to men on the battlefield during the war.


Did Molly Pitcher face any problems in her life?

she didn't get any awards but Molly Pitcher was honored with an overprint reading "MOLLY / PITCHER" on a U.S. postage stamp. Molly was further honored in World War II with the naming of the Liberty ship SS Molly Pitcher, launched in 1943. It was used to encourage the use of the ration program and the purchase of treasury bonds during World War II. The stretch of US Route 11 between Shippensburg and Chambersburg, Pennsylvania is known as the Molly Pitcher Highway.


Who was the best known women to fight in the Revolutionary War?

Molly Pitcher (Mary Ludwig Hayes Mccauley) and Sybil Luddington are two. Deborah Sampson and Margaret Corbin are two more.


Is there any buildings or memorials named in honor for molly pitcher?

Don't think there are. Historical information points that she was a combination of various women in the revolution.

Related questions

Which women were famous women on the revolutionary war?

Molly Pitcher and Deborah Sampson


Who was Molly Picher?

Molly Pitcher was a famous women who manned her husband's cannon after he died on the battle field.


The name of one of the women who fought in the American Revolution?

Molly Pitcher.


What women fought in the Revolutionary War?

Debrorah Sampson and "Molly Pitcher" were some.


How did molly pitche look like?

Molly Pitcher was a nickname given to a woman said to have fought in the American Revolution. Since various Molly Pitcher tales grew in the telling, many historians regard Molly Pitcher as folklore, rather than history, or suggest that Molly Pitcher may be a composite image inspired by the actions of a number of real women. The name itself may have originated as a nickname given to women who carried water to men on the battlefield during the war.


Mary Molly Pitcher hays?

She is a women who helped the soldiers in the revolutionary war. She was the washer women and she gave them water.


How is Molly Pitcher famous?

she is famous because she is a girl that made men and women equal


American Revolution women?

Abigail Adams, Molly Pitcher, Deborah Sampson + others.


What is Molly picher Famous for?

Also referenced as Molly Pitcher. Molly Picher is a women who supposedly manned her husbands cannon after he died during the American Civil War.


Who was known for replacing her husband at his cannon and serving water to the troops during revolutionary war?

Many women did that. The name given to them was "Molly Pitcher." Molly was a common women's nickname for "Mary" at the time so the name probably referred to a composite of women. Mary Ludwig Hayes-McCauley was one of those women whose actions were added to the legend and who is typically credited as the Molly Pitcher.


How did Molly Pitcher affect US history?

Molly Pitcher was a nickname given to a woman said to have fought in the American Revolutionary War. Since various Molly Pitcher tales grew in the telling, many historians regard Molly Pitcher as folklore, rather than history, or suggest that Molly Pitcher may be a composite image inspired by the actions of a number of real women. The name itself may have originated as a nickname given to women who carried water to men on the battlefield during the war.


Mary Ludwig Hayes?

She is "Molly Pitcher", a women who carried water during the American Revolutionary War.