Nancy K. Loane

Approximately 400 women stayed at the Valley Forge encampment with the troops (of which there were 14,000 men). More is known about women such as Martha Washington being there, so a lot more in this short book is about upper class women married to officers. That is not the author's fault, as the more “common” women such as washerwomen and cooks often didn't read or write, so no letters and such were left behind (or possibly not saved by later generations). Also, although they worked hard and in some cases were paid, no rosters were kept for these women.

A short and interesting read.… (mere)