Women Working as Blacksmiths During yer American Revolutionary War

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2007-09-18

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During the revolutionary war just 58 of the country's 205,337 blacksmiths were women. In addition, small numbers of women worked in other metal industries such as iron and steel workers, steam-boiler makers, gunsmiths, and locksmiths.
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Female Blacksmiths, Role Women in the American Revolution, Camp Follower, Women in the American Revolution, Female Patriots, The Continental Army, Jockey Hollow, Morristown National Historical Park, Historic Morristown, National Historical Park, The American Revolution, American History, US History, George Washington, Continental Army, Winter Encampment, History, Morristown, The Ford Mansion, Morris County, The American Revolution in New Jersey, The Skylands, Lakeland, New Jersey, NJ, Jersey, The Garden State

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