Women Waging War in the American Revolution - Paperbackby Holly A. Mayer (Editor) America's War for Independence dramatically affected the speed and nature of broader social, cultural, and political changes including those shaping the place and roles of women in society. Women fought the American Revolution in many ways, in a literal no less than a figurative sense. Whether Loyalist or Patriot, Indigenous or immigrant enslaved or slave owning, going willingly into battle or responding when war came to