American Amazons: Colonial Women Who Changed History: (The Grandfather Series #2)

Twelve-year-old Hannah never tires of listening to her grandfather, Gomps, tell his American history stories. Her brother, Carter, would rather watch television. Gomps's story of Molly Pitcher, however, gets Carter thinking. Most of the stories are about men. What about women? Didn't they play a role in the founding of the United States?

Fortunately, Gomps has plenty of tales about amazing colonial women. He shares nitty-gritty details about famous matriarchs such as Martha Washington and Ab...