1775: The American Revolution officially begins. 1783: The American Revolution finally comes to an end. There are many trials, victories, secrets and untold stories throughout these eight long years. One wonders how it was possible for the American colonies, as the underdogs, to defeat what was considered one of the leading countries of the time, England. It took a lot of hard work, determination and artistry to win this battle. You've heard of art, of course, as in the wax figures, sculptures, busts and more made by Patience Wright. It's the small but important figures, including the women who contributed to America's victory in the Revolutionary War, that we often overlook. Patience Wright, formerly known as Patience Lovell, was born in 1725, on Long Island, New Jersey, to a "wealthy" family. -do-Quaker family” (MacLean, 1). At that time in America, women were not allowed to own property or earn any wages; it was customary for women to fulfill their duties by marrying and raising a family. Fortunately for Wright, Quakers "believed that women should have equal rights and education as men", and growing up in a Quaker family gave her the independent and outgoing personality for which she is best known. late in his life. When Wright was four years old, his family moved to Bordentown, New Jersey (Magliaro, age 1). As a child, Patience always had a special interest in art. She and her sister used wet clay to sculpt figurines and used grains or plant extracts to make paint (MacLean, 1). Patience married Joseph Wright, also a Quaker, at age twenty-three, and had four children (Patience Lovel Wright, 1). Although her husband did not approve of her art or independent attitude, "For years she and her children enjoyed modeling faces...... middle of paper..... .ine's, which still exists today and can be visited along with the rest of the American Revolution sites in New Jersey! Works Cited Brown, Linda. Chestnut, Steven. "Bordentown Historical Society, New Jersey - Preserving Bordentown's Historic Sites, Museums, Artifacts and Archives." Sereni Web Design. American Women's History. American Women's History. January 5, 2009. Maggie MacLean. December 12, 2013. Zeinert, Karen. . These Remarkable Women of the American Revolution Brookfield, Connecticut: Millbrook P., 1996.