Disambiguation evidence for “Molly Pitcher” (Mary Ludwig Hays, traditional attribution) via surface form
"Molly Pitcher"
As subject (49)
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 ⓘ |