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Whenever I had the urge to speak, I thought of Martha Washington or Molly Pitcher.
When We Stopped Sound Kimberly Ann Southwick 2011
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Molly Pitcher didn't filter the water she delivered, thus violating the Clean Water to Wounded Troops During Wartime Act of 1775.
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At the dawn of the Republic, they came in bunches: Paul Revere, Nathan Hale, Molly Pitcher, Betsy Ross, and my personal favorite, the Swamp Fox.
Who's Our Daniel Boone or Joan of Arc? Joe Queenan 2011
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I stared straight ahead at the maple in our yard, thinking Martha Washington, Molly Pitcher, Abigail Adams, Martha Washington, Molly Pitcher…
When We Stopped Sound Kimberly Ann Southwick 2011
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Mary Ludwig Hays, was nicknamed Molly Pitcher because she carried water to American soldiers during the Battle of Monmouth in 1778, and operated his cannon after he fell in battle.
History of American Women Maggiemac 2009
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The author explains why the textbooks feature simple stories about easily identified heroes, some fictional like Molly Pitcher, and ignore these stories.
Archive 2005-03-01 ricklibrarian 2005
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Then Molly Pitcher came into view, firing the cannon for her sick husband.
Failing at FAIRNESS Myra David Sadker 2003
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Then Molly Pitcher came into view, firing the cannon for her sick husband.
Failing at FAIRNESS Myra David Sadker 2003
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Then Molly Pitcher came into view, firing the cannon for her sick husband.
Failing at FAIRNESS Myra David Sadker 2003
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There was Margaret Corbin, like Molly Pitcher, followed and helped her husband from camp to camp.
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