Women of '76: A Theatrical Tribute to Lesser Known Women of the American Revolution

A Massachusetts housewife who led an all-female militia to capture British spies.

A German baroness who followed her Hessian general husband into the British camps.

A fearless Georgian farmer’s wife who stood her ground against a Redcoat search party—alone.

And two more bold, forgotten heroines who helped shape a nation.  Discover their courage. Hear their voices. One local connection is Mary Katherine Goddard, printer, newspaper publisher, and postmaster, who was born in Connecticut  in1738.  She was printer and postmaster to the Second Continental Congress in Baltimore. Goddard was born in New London, Connecticut in 1739, the daughter of the local doctor and postmaster.  

We welcome back Rita Parisi, Waterfall Productions.  

This program is presented as part of the ongoing America 250th series.  

Waterford Public Library is a proud affiliate of the America 250 | CT Commission.

Co-sponsored with the Waterford Historical Society.

Thank you to Eversource for funding a portion of our America's 250th Anniversary events.