Disambiguation evidence for “Molly Pitcher” (Mary Ludwig Hays, traditional attribution) via surface form

"Molly Pitcher"


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Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Molly Pitcher".

Predicate Object
allegedAction continued firing the cannon despite danger
allegedAction operated artillery under enemy fire
allegedAction replaced her injured husband at a cannon
allegedBirthName Mary Ludwig
alsoKnownAs Mary Ludwig Hays
alsoKnownAs Mary Ludwig Hays
surface form: Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley
alsoKnownAs Molly McCauley NERFINISHED
approximateBirthDate circa 1754
approximateDeathDate 1832
associatedWith Continental Army
associatedWith artillery units of the Continental Army
associatedWithEvent Battle of Monmouth
birthPlace New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey
birthPlace near Trenton, New Jersey
burialPlace Old Graveyard, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
commemoratedIn American popular history
commemoratedIn children’s literature about the American Revolution
commemoratedIn school textbooks in the United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalImpact iconic representation of women’s battlefield bravery in U.S. culture
deathPlace Carlisle, Pennsylvania
fieldOfActivity military support
fieldOfActivity war service
gender female
historicity composite figure possibly based on several women
historicity partly legendary
honoredBy U.S. postage stamp
honoredBy monument at Monmouth Battlefield
honoredBy monument in Carlisle, Pennsylvania
instanceOf American Revolutionary War heroine
instanceOf American folklore character
instanceOf legendary figure
nameOrigin nickname derived from carrying pitchers of water
notableFor becoming a symbol of women’s contributions to the American Revolution
notableFor carrying water to soldiers on the battlefield
notableFor taking her wounded husband’s place at a cannon during battle
possibleIdentity Margaret Corbin
possibleIdentity Mary Ludwig Hays
possibleIdentity other unnamed women at Monmouth
role artillery assistant
role camp follower
role water carrier
spouse William Hays
spouseMilitaryService Continental Army
spouseOccupation artilleryman
symbolizes civilian support for the Continental Army
symbolizes courage of women in combat situations
symbolizes female patriotism during the American Revolution
timePeriod American Revolutionary War