Women in the War of 1812
There are many ways women affected the War of 1812. Women on the battlefield would help by helping give the soldiers supplies such as food or water. In camps they were seamstresses, laundresses, and companions to the soldiers. Women were also servants in high-ranking officers' homes as cooks or nursemaids. They would even take care of the families and possessions while the men were away at war.
Lydia B. Bacon was one of the most important women in the War of 1812. She contributed the the history of the War of 1812 by keeping a diary of everything she did during her travels with her husband, Quartermaster Josiah Bacon. She wrote of her adventures and what she did giving us the knowledge of knowing what many women did to contribute to the War of 1812.
Dolley Madison, the wife of the former President James Madison had a huge contribution to history of the War of 1812. During the 1814 Whitehouse attack by the British Dolley was alone with only a few servants at hand. President James was in Maryland at the time. During the destruction Dolley managed to save a portrait of former President George Washington and a copy of the Decleration of Indepedence.