PRUDENCE CUMMINGS WRIGHT (1740-1824) organized and lead a women’s militia in Pepperell, Massachusetts during the American Revolution.
Read the recently published picture book, then learn more at the websites:
REVOLUTIONARY PRUDENCE WRIGHT: LEADING THE MINUTE WOMEN IN THE FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE written by Beth Anderson and illustrated by Susan Reagan tells the inspiring story of Prudence Wright and the “minute women” of Pepperell, Massachusetts. Organizing and leading a group of resourceful women, she rallies support against British policies and defends her town against Tory invaders.
PRUDENCE WRIGHT from the American Battlefield Trust provides a short biography.
Go to https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/prudence-wright
PRUDENCE WRIGHT AND THE WOMEN WHO GUARDED THE BRIDGE is a book written by Mary Shattuck in 1912 providing details about Wright and her minute women. It contains interesting references to primary source materials.
Go to http://www.pepperellhistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/PrudenceWright.pdf
COVERED BRIDGE OVER THE NASHUA RIVER is an article at the Pepperell MA townsite describing the history of the bridge in the story.
Go to https://town.pepperell.ma.us/160/Covered-Bridge-Over-the-Nashua-River
BETH ANDERSON’s website contains resources for teachers interested in using the book in the curriculum.
ARC courtesy of Calkins Creek/Astra Books for Young Readers.
