Daughters of Liberty
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The Daughters of Liberty were a group of colonial American women who organized boycotts, produced homemade goods, and supported the Patriot cause during the lead-up to the American Revolution.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Patriot group
ⓘ
political organization ⓘ women's organization ⓘ |
| activeIn |
American Revolution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
American Revolutionary period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| activity |
encouraging use of American-made goods
ⓘ
organizing spinning bees ⓘ political discussion in domestic spaces ⓘ public demonstrations of spinning ⓘ spinning and weaving homespun ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
American independence movement
ⓘ
Stamp Act crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ Townshend duties crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
economic activism
ⓘ
politics ⓘ women's rights history ⓘ |
| formedInPeriod | 1760s ⓘ |
| hasGenderFocus | women ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalCategory |
American Revolution women
ⓘ
Patriot organizations in the American Revolution ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to effectiveness of colonial boycotts
ⓘ
early example of organized female political activism in North America ⓘ |
| ideology |
American republicanism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
anti-taxation without representation ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of women's political identity in America
ⓘ
public opinion against British imports ⓘ |
| knownFor |
organizing boycotts of British goods
ⓘ
political activism by women ⓘ producing homespun cloth ⓘ promoting domestic manufacturing ⓘ supporting nonimportation agreements ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | British America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Patriot cause ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
British imperial policy
ⓘ
Stamp Act NERFINISHED ⓘ Townshend Acts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Patriot movement in the Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Sons of Liberty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInSociety | mobilizing household consumption for political ends ⓘ |
| supported |
American independence
ⓘ
Continental resistance to British rule ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
economic boycott
ⓘ
moral suasion within households ⓘ symbolic use of homespun clothing ⓘ |
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