Prudence Wright and the Minute Women

The Minutemen were a big part of the Revolutionary War. They got their name because they could be ready to fight in a minute.
But men were not the only ones who could fight. Here is the story of Prudence Wright. Her friends called her "Pru".
Pru was married to David Wright. She was 35 and he was 40. They had seven children.
In April 1775, Pru was raising the kids alone. David was not at home. He was a Minuteman. He had gone off the fight the British.
One day Pru was visiting her mother in a nea...