Mercy Otis Warren: The Sons And Daughters Of Liberty

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Only forty percent of Americans allegedly supported the revolution, and men and women commenced their own groups: the Sons and Daughters of Liberty in order to support the revolutionary cause. Following the British enactment of tyrannical acts which inordinately taxed the colonists on a wide variety of products, the Daughters of Liberty began boycotting all British products. Male patriots saw the value in their actions, however, refused to give them political power as no women attended the Contential Congress. Although, Mercy Otis Warren, sister of patriot James Otis, assumed a male alias and published political pamphlets with took the stance of independence slightly before the Contential Congress. She communicated with almost all influential
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