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“[Geоrge] Wаshingtоn’s grаtitude wаs genuine . . . but the fact remains that the members оf the association,who had embarked on a very unfeminine enterprise, were ultimately deflected into a traditional domesticrole.... Ironically and symbolically, the Philadelphia women of 1780, who had tried to establish anunprecedented nationwide female organization, ended up as what one amused historian has termed ‘GeneralWashington’s Sewing Circle.’“Male Revolutionary leaders too regarded women’s efforts with wry condescension. . . . The women, on theother hand,... could reflect proudly that ‘whilst our friends were exposed to the hardships and dangers ofthe fields of war for our protection, we were exerting at home our little labours to administer to their comfortand alleviate their toil.’”Mary Beth Norton, historian, “The Philadelphia Ladies Association,”American Heritage, 1980 The women described in the excerpt would havemost typically engaged in which of thefollowing activities during theRevolutionary era?
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