Concordia Library: American Revolution Women (1775-1783)-Wax Museum: Sybil Ludington

Sybil Ludington (1761-1839)

SYBIL LUDINGTON, 1777. - The 17 year old rallying the Colonial Militia on April 26, 1777. Line engraving, c1850.. Fine Art. Britannica ImageQuest. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 May 2016.
http://quest.eb.com/search/140_1631197/1/140_1631197/cite. Accessed 13 Oct 2016.

Other Books in the Library

Famous Women of the American Revolution by Jeremy Thornton
Call Number: 920 THO
Publication Date: 2003-07-15
Daring Women of the American Revolution by Francis Walsh
Call Number: 920 WAL
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Great Women of the American Revolution by Michael Burgan
Call Number: 973.3 BUR
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Examines the roles some women played during the American Revolution including Lydia Darragh who spied for the Americans, Sybil Ludington who warned Patriots about a British attack, and Mary Hays McCauley, known as Molly Pitcher, who took her husband's place at a canon.
We Were There, Too! by Phillip Hoose
Call Number: 973 HOO
Publication Date: 2001-08-08
Women Heroes of the American Revolution by Susan Casey
Call Number: 920 CAS
Publication Date: 2015-03-01

Resource Links

Gale World History In Context: Sybil Ludington
American revolutionary Sybil Ludington (1761-1839) has been called the "female Paul Revere" for making her own 1777 ride to warn Patriot troops of the arrival of British soldiers near her hometown in New York. Only 16 years old at the time of her ride, Ludington is widely considered one of the unsung heroes of the American Revolution and a symbol of what women can achieve in wartime.
Sybil Ludington (Historic Patterson NY)

Sybil Ludington Video

Book Biography

Sybil Ludington by Vincent T. Dacquino
Call Number: mB LUD
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
A biography of the life of freedom fighter Sybil Ludington after her dangerous ride on the night of April 26th, 1777, when she warned her father's troops about an attack on Danbury, Connecticut by the British.