<p> T<a href= "https://EARLYBIRD%20RELEASE%20They%20say%20behind%20every%20good%20man%20there%20is%20a%20strong%20woman-%20and%20if%20ever%20men%20needed%20strong%20moral%20support%20it%20was%20during%20the%20harsh%20winter%20of%20Valley%20Forge%20(1777-78),%20where%20the%20wives%20of%20George%20Washington,%20Henry%20Knox,%20Nathaniel%20Greene-%20and%20members%20of%20the%20"camp%20followers"-%20wives%20and%20children%20of%20the%20soldiers-%20tended%20to%20the%20sick,%20washed%20laundry,%20cooked%20what%20food%20there%20was,%20and%20helped%20to%20keep%20the%20flame%20of%20liberty%20which%20had%20brought%20them%20there%20alive.%20This%20is%20their%20story...">hey say behind every good man there is a strong woman- and if ever men needed strong moral support it was during the harsh winter of Valley Forge (1777-78), where the wives of George Washington, Henry Knox, Nathaniel Greene- and members of the "camp followers"- wives and children of the soldiers- tended to the sick, washed laundry, cooked what food there was, and helped to keep the flame of liberty which had brought them there alive. This is their story...</a></p> <p><a href= "Resources:%20Martha%20Washington%E2%80%99s%20birthday%20cake:%20https://home.nps.gov/articles/000/great-cake-recipe.htm%20Thompson-Neely%20House%20and%20Grounds:%20https://www.washingtoncrossingpark.org/park/thompson-neely-house-farmstead-upper-park/%20https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/women-valley-forge%20https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/martha-washington/martha-at-the-front%20https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/lucy-flucker-knox%20https://www.dar.org/museum/exhibitions/general-henry-knox%20https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/lucy-knox-1756-1824%20https://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/%20https://emotich.wordpress.com/2015/12/15/african-american-servants-slaves-and-camp-followers/%20https://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/valley_forge/health%20_medicine.html%20https://www.washingtoncrossingpark.org/sickness-vaccines%20https://www.science.smith.edu/climatelit/winter-encampment-at-valley-forge-pennsylvania-u-s-a-1777-1778%20https://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/history/vstory_unhealthy%20https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/catharine-greene-1755-181%20https://wams.nyhistory.org/settler-colonialism-and-revolution/the-american-revolution/catharine-littlefield-greene-miller/%20Kristin%20E.%20Holmes,%20%E2%80%9CRevolutionary%20Slave%20an%20Afterthought%20No%20More,%E2%80%9D%20October%207,%202015,%20Philadelphia%20Inquirer,%20http://articles.philly.com/2015-10-07/news/67170806_1_american-revolution-marian-anderson-lane.%20https://valleyforgemusterroll.org/valley-forge-stories/%20https://valleyforgemusterroll.org/polly-cooper/%20https://valleyforgemusterroll.org/hannah-till/%20https://www.tehistory.org/hqda/html/v43/v43n3p084.html%20https://www.irishamerica.com/2022/03/george-washington-irish/%20https://www.oneidaindiannation.com/polly-cooper-from-cook-to-oneida-icon/"> Resources: Martha Washington’s birthday cake: https://home.nps.gov/articles/000/great-cake-recipe.htm Thompson-Neely House and Grounds: https://www.washingtoncrossingpark.org/park/thompson-neely-house-farmstead-upper-park/ https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/women-valley-forge https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/martha-washington/martha-at-the-front https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/lucy-flucker-knox https://www.dar.org/museum/exhibitions/general-henry-knox https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/lucy-knox-1756-1824 https://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/ https://emotich.wordpress.com/2015/12/15/african-american-servants-slaves-and-camp-followers/ https://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/valley_forge/health%20_medicine.html https://www.washingtoncrossingpark.org/sickness-vaccines https://www.science.smith.edu/climatelit/winter-encampment-at-valley-forge-pennsylvania-u-s-a-1777-1778 https://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/history/vstory_unhealthy https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/catharine-greene-1755-181 https://wams.nyhistory.org/settler-colonialism-and-revolution/the-american-revolution/catharine-littlefield-greene-miller/ Kristin E. Holmes, “Revolutionary Slave an Afterthought No More,” October 7, 2015, Philadelphia Inquirer, http://articles.philly.com/2015-10-07/news/67170806_1_american-revolution-marian-anderson-lane. https://valleyforgemusterroll.org/valley-forge-stories/ https://valleyforgemusterroll.org/polly-cooper/ https://valleyforgemusterroll.org/hannah-till/ https://www.tehistory.org/hqda/html/v43/v43n3p084.html https://www.irishamerica.com/2022/03/george-washington-irish/ https://www.oneidaindiannation.com/polly-cooper-from-cook-to-oneida-icon/</a></p>

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