Women Spies of the Revolution
Females Gathered Intelligence for the Patriot Cause During the Revolutionary War, both the British and American armies recruited women as cooks and maids. With their almost unrestricted access, these...
View ArticleMargaret Kemble Gage
Wife of British General Thomas Gage Margaret began to sit for Copley within three days of his arrival in New York City in 1771. She is depicted wearing an iridescent caftan over a lace trimmed chemise...
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Heroine of the Battle of Whitemarsh Lydia Darragh was a Quaker woman who crossed enemy lines during the British occupation of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her mission was to pass information to General...
View ArticleAnn Bates
Spy for the British during the Revolutionary War Ann Bates, a schoolteacher in Philadelphia, was married to Joseph Bates, a British soldier and artillery repairman in General Henry Clinton’s army. In...
View ArticleAnna Smith Strong
Member of the Culper Spy Ring Image: Map Showing the Routes Taken by the Culper Spy Ring – Long Island, New York The British occupied New York City in August 1776, and the city would remain a British...
View ArticleAgent 355
Female Spy in the American Revolution A group of spies known as the Culper Spy Ring operated from 1778 to 1780 in an intricate network from British-occupied New York City to Setauket, Long Island,...
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