She didn't come to the battlefield with a uniform, but with conviction. When her husband fell beside their cannon at Fort Washington, Margaret Corbin didn't cry out—she loaded the next round. Gritting through the smoke and chaos, she fired until her body could no longer keep up with her will. Wounded, scarred, and nearly forgotten, she became the first woman in American history to receive a military pension—not for tending the wounded, but for standing and fighting as one of

Mercy Otis Warren wasn’t just a military wife—she was a revolutionary with a pen as mighty as any musket. Her bold writings shaped public opinion, challenged leaders, and gave voice to women in a war for independence. As the first female historian of the American Revolution, her legacy reminds us that military spouses don’t just support history—they write it. #MercyOtisWarren #HomefrontArchives