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Parchment-style artwork of Molly Pitcher aiding soldiers on a Revolutionary-era field, American folktale scene.

The Legend of Molly Pitcher: An American Folktale That Teaches Lessons on Courage and Equality

The summer sun burned fiercely over the fields of Monmouth, New Jersey, on June 28, 1778. The air was thick with heat, smoke, and gunfire. The battle between the Continental Army and the British raged across the countryside, one of the fiercest clashes of the American Revolution. Amid the thunder of cannons and the cries of soldiers, a young woman

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