PITCHER, MOLLY

1744–1832, American Revolutionary heroine whose real name was Mary Ludwig Hays or Heis, b. near Trenton, N.J. As the wife of John Hays or Heis, she carried water for her husband and other soldiers in the battle of Monmouth (1778) and earned her nickname. The legend that she manned her husband's gun is apocryphal and possibly rose from confusion with Margaret Corbin. After her husband's death, she married George McCauley, and in 1822 she was pensioned by Pennsylvania.

See W. S. Stryker, The Battle of Monmouth (1927).

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books on: Pitcher Molly  - 124 results

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Mind, Brain, and Language: Multidisciplinary Perspectives
Book by Marie T. Banich, Molly Mack; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2003
...semantics must be used to determine word meanings. This can be seen clearly in considering ambiguous words, as in 4. The pitcher threw the ball in which every content word has multiple meanings in isolation but an unambiguous meaning in context. It also...
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Women Remembered: A Guide to Landmarks of Women's History in the United States
Book by Marion Tinling; Greenwood Press, 1986
Subjects: Historic Sites--United States--Guidebooks, Women--United States--Monuments--Guidebooks
...PA, and Castile, NY. CARLISLE Pitcher, Molly Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley , 1754...Freehold, NJ the honors given to Molly Pitcher as a battlefield heroine...the fighting men, who dubbed her Molly Pitcher. When her husband was overcome...
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Subject Index to Poetry: A Guide for Adult Readers
Book by Herbert Bruncken; American Library Association, 1940
Subjects: Poetry--Indexes
...PITCAIRN ISLAND Bryant W. C. Song of Pitcairns island . 132 v. 31 :65 PITCHER, MOLLY 1754-1832 188: 193 -94 Collins W. Captain Molly at Monmouth . 209 v. 10 :120 Irish Molly . 184 v. 9 :58 Richards L. E. Molly Pitcher . 190:213 Sherwood...
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A Handbook of American Military History: From the Revolutionary War to the Present
Book by Jerry K. Sweeney; University of Nebraska Press, 2006
Subjects: United States--History, Military--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc
...1832). Known as Molly Pitcher Molly Ludwig married John...post from the heat. Molly, who along with the...the artillerymen with pitchers of drinking water...earned the nickname Molly Pitcher, she later married...
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War and American Popular Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia
Book by M. Paul Holsinger; Greenwood Press, 1999
Subjects: Popular Culture--United States--History--Encyclopedias, United States--History, Military--Encyclopedias, War And Society--United States--Encyclopedias
...His Life and Work. 1963. Reprint. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1977. James E. Drainer PITCHER, MOLLY Subject of Legend . "Moll Pitcher she stood by her gun And rammed the charges home, sir
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Standing Tall with Sarah Bowman: The Amazon of the Border
Journal article by Mercedes Graf; Minerva: Quarterly Report on Women and the Military, 2001
Subjects: Bowman, Sarah, Mexican War, 1846-1848, Taylor, Zachary, United States history--War with Mexico, 1845-1848, Women in war
...observed: "There have been other women who were made famous by their participation in wars--women like Molly Pitcher. However, Molly only put up a one-day stand while the Amazon of the Border sweated out a full campaign." (28) When he...
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Teachers' Choices for 2003: A Project of the International Reading Association
Journal article; The Reading Teacher, Vol. 57, 2003
Subjects: International Reading Association, Reading
...50. Paper ed., F. They Called Her Molly Pitcher Anne Rockwell. Ill. Cynthia von Buhler...After following her husband to war, Molly Hays became a legend because of her exploits. Known as Molly Pitcher, because she used an old, pewter...
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Bibliographies of Women and the Military in History
Journal article by Reina Pennington; Minerva: Quarterly Report on Women and the Military, Vol. 20, 2002
Subjects: United States. Army
...1883. Huey, Lois M. and Bonnie Pulis. Molly Brant: A Legacy of Her Own. Old Fort...1988. Robinson, Helen Caister. Mistress Molly, The Brown Lady. Toronto and Charlottetown: Dundurn Press, 1980. --. "Molly Brant: Mohawk Heroine." Eleven Exiles...
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Respecting "the Wise Allotment of Our Sphere": White Women and Politics in Mississippi, 1840-1860
Journal article by Christopher J. Olsen; Journal of Women's History, Vol. 11, 1999
Subjects: Women--History
...American Banner , its successor, complete from 25 May 1855 to 26 December 1856. See also Christopher J. Olsen, "Molly Pitcher of the Mississippi Whigs: The Editorial Career of Harriet N. Prewett", Journal of Mississippi History 58 ( fall...
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The End of Gender Solidarity: the History of the Women's Organization for National Prohibition Reform in the United States, 1929-1933
Journal article by Caryn E. Neumann; Journal of Women's History, Vol. 9, 1997
Subjects: Women--History
...Liberty (New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1990 ), 123-33. 2 Two womens antiprohibition organizations, the Molly Pitcher Clubs and the Womens Moderation Union, existed prior to the formation of the WONPR. These lobbying groups never came...
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Ordinary Patriots, Extraordinary Sacrifices: American History Highlights the Greatness of America's Founding Fathers, but a New Nation Could Not Have Been Formed except for the Tremendous Sacrifice of Thousands of Everyday Americans
Magazine article by Becky Akers; The New American, Vol. 25, July 6, 2009
Subjects: Americans--Appreciation, Patriots--Appreciation, United States history
...him dead. Patriots hanged the rest. "Molly Pitcher" is another heroine whose reality historians...artillery companys water during battles "Molly Pitcher." (Eighteenth-century Americans used "Molly" generically for women and girls, similar...
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A Tale of 2 Tankers
Magazine article by Paul Gryniewicz; Sea Classics, Vol. 38, April 2005
...continue on into the body of the convoy. Only one of the four found a mark, liberty ship SS Molly Pitcher. Like Benjamin Harrison the day before, Molly Pitcher was hit but still afloat. Champlin, Rowan and SS William Johnson picked up her crew...
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A Roundup of Activities
Magazine article by Laura Wolff Scanlan; Humanities, Vol. 27, July 2006
Subjects: American history, Conferences, Creative writing, Cultural centers, Human trafficking, Learning, Libraries, Museum exhibits, Musical performances, Politics, Slave trade
...Fells in Newbury. On July 13 Carol Foord will portray Molly Ockett, a member of the Pequawket tribe during the French...Public Library in Middletown on July 26; "Over Here, Molly Pitcher" at the Montague Association for the Restoration of...
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Around the Nation
Magazine article by Laura Wolff Scanlan; Humanities, Vol. 32, January 2011
Subjects: Academic libraries, Art galleries & museums, Books, Cultural centers, Fairs & exhibitions, Festivals, Historic buildings & sites, Spirituality, Underground Railroad
...Introduction to American Indian Life in New Jersey" at the Harrington Park Womans Club on Jan. 11; "Over Here, Molly Pitcher" at the Womans Club of Ridgewood on Jan. 12; "Nineteenth-Century New Jersey Photographers" at the Somerset Hills...
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Women in the Army: a Proud History
Magazine article by John Valceanu; Soldiers, Vol. 54, March 1999
Subjects: Army-US, Military history, Military personnel, War, Women
...husbands place at his cannon during the Battle of Monmouth in 1778. She will forever be remembered by artillerymen as "Molly Pitcher." While McCaulys bravery is known to many, another woman, Margaret Corbin, performed the same act a year earlier...
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Guerin Pitcher Casts Spell on Fenton
Newspaper article by By James Taylor; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), June 3, 2010
Guerin Pitcher Casts Spell on Fenton. by...Herald Correspondent With ace pitcher Sarah Dec on the mound and...field. Three batters later Molly Campbell came through with...We had to get used to the pitcher and see her a couple times...
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Pitcher Perfect Day for Mitchell
Newspaper article by John Leusch; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), April 11, 2006
Pitcher Perfect Day for Mitchell. by...fourth. Elk Grove 3, Fremd 2: Molly Meyer (7-1) fired a 4...Michelle Gorzelle, Sam Wolfe, Molly Milbrath and Caitlin Brady had...0) struck out 12. "Their pitcher is phenomenal and I expect to...
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Faierson Is Cutting It Patriots Pitcher Shines Again in Victory
Newspaper article by Joe Aguilar; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), April 24, 2004
...Faierson Is Cutting It Patriots Pitcher Shines Again in Victory. by...Faierson, the Patriots senior pitcher/cleanup hitter said. "They...hits of its own against Carmel pitcher Emily Perrenot but took advantage...have confidence in Katie and Molly (Socha) coming in. Its just...
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Lake Park Can't Get Offense Started vs. Conant Pitcher
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May 27, 2005
Lake Park Cant Get Offense Started vs. Conant Pitcher. Byline: Daily Herald Reports A 2-run lead may not seem...4-2) in the Class AA Waubonsie Valley regional final. Molly Borchardt and Kylee Rodriquez scored a goal apiece, and Brittany...
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Hight Upset with Umpire after Larkin Loss
Newspaper article by Chris Cuitino; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), April 7, 2006
Subjects: Pitchers (Baseball)
...bat. Reinbold battled Royals pitcher Jessica Schue, fouling off...The wining rally started when Molly Carrignan slapped a single...the seventh. "I thought our pitcher pitched her best game of the...was a strike all day, and my pitcher got that game taken away from...
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encyclopedia articles on: Pitcher Molly  - 3 results

 
 
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Pitcher, Molly
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
PITCHER, MOLLY 1744 1832, American Revolutionary heroine whose real name was Mary Ludwig Hays or Heis, b. near Trenton, N.J. As the wife...
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Monmouth, Battle Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...during the night. Lee was later court-martialed and suspended from command for disobeying orders. The legend of Molly Pitcher grew from this battle. See W. S. Stryker, The Battle of Monmouth (1927, repr. 1970...
3.
Carlisle , City, United States
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...munitions depot during the Revolution, Carlisle was a headquarters for Washington during the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794. Molly Pitcher is buried in the Old Graveyard. The borough was a stop on the Underground Railroad and was attacked during the Civil...


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