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Many of the women who helped in the Revolutionary war remain nameless today-- they served as cooks, seamstresses, and to a limited degree, nurses. But there are a few women whose names are known: Deborah Sampson, for example, fought in the war by taking a man's name and signing up; she served in the army for over a year. Another woman who did the same thing was Ann (some sources say Nancy) Bailey-- she too took a man's name and served with distinction until her true identity was discovered.

And then there was Molly Pitcher: most historians believe her real name was Mary McCauley, and she distinguished herself by bringing water to the troops during battle, and later even fighting (there is evidence she shot a cannon during a fierce battle, after her husband was wounded). Later, the name "Molly Pitcher" was applied to any woman who brought water to the troops, so there were other "Molly Pitchers" during the revolutionary war.

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