Introduction

While there may not be a lot of evidence on it, women did play a role in the American Revolution. Men's voices may have been louder and their actions more seen, but women were there too. I will be specifically talking about their role in the Boston Massacre. 

First I will give an introduction to the Boston Massacre. I will explain the event that happened and the effect it had on the revolution. To explain the massacre further I will use an article from Mark Clemmons called "Massacre on King Street". I'm also going to explain the propaganda on the massacre. For this, I will use an engraving made by Paul Revere and a poem.

Secondly, I will discuss the main part of my exhibit which is how exactly women were involved. Most of their roles were around marriage and family life. I will use two books for this. First The Boston Massacre: A Family History by Serena Zabin and then Women in the American Revolution: Gender, Politics, and the Domestic World by Barbara Oberg. 

Lastly, I will talk about specific women who gave their testimonies on the massacre. The women were Jane Whitehouse and Elizabeth Avery. For their testimonies, I used The Adam's Papers. Then I used an article called "Women Speaking Softly: Female Voices of the Boston Massacre" by Katie Getty for a further analysis of these women. I also used a primary source of the list of marriages by Reverend Mathe Biles to show when Jane Whitehouse got married. When talking about Elizabeth Avery I used a map showing the layout of King Street made by Paul Revere.

My thesis is that women played a role in the Boston Massacre through their involvement in marriage and family ties as well as the testimonies they got to share.