Question

Which was Martha Washington known for? i think its c or d

A.
disguising herself as a man to become a soldier in the Continental Army

B.
writing letters to her husband about the unequal treatment of women and blacks

C.
helping to boost morale during the winter at Valley Forge

D.
protecting important documents at Valley Forge

Answer 1

Washington has traditionally been seen as a small, frumpy woman, who spent her days at the Revolutionary War winter encampments visiting with the common soldiers in their huts. But Nancy Loane, author of Following the Drum: Women at the Valley Forge Encampment, says there is no evidence that Washington visited with the common soldiers, noting that Martha Washington was fashionably dressed, assertive, and a woman of great wealth and independent means. Mrs. Washington joined her husband during the Revolution for all the Continental Army's winter encampments. Before the revolution began, she had kept close to home; during it, she traveled thousands of miles to be with her husband,as General Lafayette observing that she loved "her husband madly.

Answer 2

She was divorced. George Washington was a gold digger of sorts. He proposed to girls as young as the age of 13, he came from a poor family and needed to marry for money. He finally proposed to Martha and she said yes