Penelope Barker
Penelope Barker | |
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| Born | Penelope Pagett June 17th, 1728 |
| Died | 1796 (aged 67–68) |
| Occupation | Activist during the American Revolution |
| Spouse(s) | John Hodgson, James Craven, Thomas Barker |
Penelope Barker (June 17, 1728 – 1796) was an activist in the American Revolution who organized a boycott of British goods in 1774 known as the Edenton Tea Party.[1]
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Women in the American Revolution
During the time of the American Revolution, women in the colonies were encouraged to follow the non-importation act that was passed by Congress in 1744. Because women were the main consumers of British teas and textiles, to support the rebellion they boycotted all British imports and even formed groups to encourage other women to do so. They signed resolutions, like the Edenton Tea Party, and created their own teas from mulberry leaves, lavender, and locally grown herbs.
Involvement and Tea Party
Barker was known as a patriot of the Revolution and ten months after the famous Boston Tea Party, she organized a Tea Party of her own. Penelope wrote a statement proposing a boycott on British goods. Followed by 50 other women, the Edenton Tea Party was created. On October 25, 1774, Barker and her supporters met at the house of Elizabeth King to sign the Edenton Tea Party resolution. The resolution stated "We, the aforesaid Lady's will not promote ye wear of any manufacturer from England until such time that all acts which tend to enslave our Native country shall be repealed".[2] This is one of the first ever recorded women's political demonstrations in the Americas.
Backlash
Barker sent this petition to London, which caused much controversy about the women involved. While it was condoned in the colonial press, the women were mocked in the London papers. A political cartoon was published and released in London. The cartoon portrayed the women as bad mothers with loose morals and received misogynistic ridicule.[3] Men in London stated that these women were stepping out of their expected gender roles.
References
- ^ Howat, Kenna (2017), "Mythbusting the Founding Mothers", National Women's History Museum
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- Diane Silcox-Jarrett, Penelope Barker, Leader of the Edenton Tea Party in Heroines of the American Revolution, America's Founding Mothers (Chapel Hill, North Carolina: Green Angle Press, 1998).
- Edenton History FAQs," Edenton North Carolina, n.d., https://web.archive.org/web/20091015151248/http://www.edenton.com/history/miscfact.htm (21 June 2006).
- Collins, Gail. America's Women: Four Hundred Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines (New York: HarperCollins, 2003).
- Cotton, Sally S. History of the North Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs, 1901–1925 (Raleigh, North Carolina, 1925) reprinted on "The Role of Women in NC History," Campbell University. http://www.campbell.edu/faculty/faulkner/NCHist33210-12.pdf.
- Garrison, Webb. Great Stories of the American Revolution: Unusual, Interesting Stories of the Exhilarating Era When a Nation was Born. (Rutledge Hill Press, 1993).Mitchell, Maggie. "Treasonous Tea: The Edenton Tea Party of 1774." Order No. 10009340 Liberty University, 2015. Ann Arbor: ProQuest. Web. 20 Nov. 2016.
- Michals, Debra. "Penelope Barker". National Women's History Museum. 2015.
- Mitchell, Maggie. "Treasonous Tea: The Edenton Tea Party of 1774." Order No. 10009340 Liberty University, 2015. Ann Arbor: ProQuest. Web. 20 Nov. 2016.