Women patriots of the American Revolution: a biographical dictionary

"This is the first and only comprehensive biographical dictionary of the heroines and patriotic women of the Revolutionary War, compiled from many sources. While books have been published with biographies of from ten to thirty women, this book contains in part II short biographies of six hundren women who performed patriotic acts during the war. After a lapse of over two hundren years, these women deserve national recognition for their heroism and dedication to the cause of American independence. In part III, the more than five thousand women who performed some type of patriotic service are listed with brief comments about the manner in which they participated"

Part 1, Background.