Question
What was the significance of the Daughters of Liberty?
O The group consisted of many radical artists who sought to advance women's rights
through poetry and painting, as the new I lation offered the promise of political gains
for women.
O The group demonstrated how, as with the Sons of Liberty, the resistance was located
almost solely within Boston and proved unable to recruit members in the other
colonies.
© The group was revolutionary in that it was a women-led militia and helped fill a gap in
male fighters during the early stages of the war before there was an organized Patriot
army.
O The group is an example of how the non-importation movement enabled colonial
women to participate in the resistance. such as by no longer buying imported British
goods.
© The group was comprised of British women who, in a series of pamphlets, argued that
true liberty rested with the parliamentary monarchy of the mother country
Answer
The Daughters of Liberty was a women-led militia that helped fill a gap in male fighters during the early stages of the war before there was an organized Patriot army, and also participated in the non-importation movement by no longer buying imported British goods.