What did women do during the Revolutionary War? Women had many jobs during the Revolutionary War at home and in battles. Some of the roles of women during the Revolutionary War were a nurse, spies, camp followers, soldiers, farmers, and business women.
Nurses
One of the roles of women was a nurse, it was one of the most dangerous jobs. When a soldier got sick or wounded, they could get deadly sicknesses. The nurses would mainly just help out the doctors. Their salary was 2 dollars in the beginning of the war and it was raised to 8 dollars at the end of the war.
Spies
During the war women made powerful spies. Camp officers would send women out as spies because camp officers from other armies would talk to women about their attack plans because they didn't think that they would understand what they were talking about. Then they would rely the attack plan to their camp officers. Women were greatly appreciated as spies because of how good they were at acting like they didn't understand.
Camp Followers
What is a camp follower? A camp follower is where you follow the army around and cook meals for the soldiers and take care of the soldiers. Soldiers wives would usually be a camp follower so they could be by their husband. Camp officers liked when soldier's wives would volunteer to be a camp follower because it helps soldiers stay in the war.
Soldiers
As you know women weren't able to serve as soldiers during the Revolutionary War, but that didn't stop women from being enlisted. They would disguise themselves as men and use fake names. Some women would make it a long time before being discovered. Young women as young as 18 would pretend to be a man so they could be enlisted.