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这是几天前听的一个段子。。。
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1 j; s6 o) P9 @4 ULast week wo talked about Ann Bradstreet and the role of women in the Puritan Xolonies . Today I want to talk about some other women who've contributed to American history.Some famous ,some not so famous. THe first womon I'd like to talk about is Molly Pitcher,those of you who are familiar with the name may know her as a heor of the American Revolution . But in fact,there never was a woman named Molly Pitcher.Her real name is acturally Mary Ludwig Hays. She got the nickname Molly Pitcher for her acts of bravery during the revolutionary war. As the story gose, When Mary's ,or Molly's husband Jone Hays enlisted in the artillery .Mary fallowed ,like many wives did.She helped out doing washing and cooking for the soliers.She was known to be a pretty unusual woman. She smoked a pipe and chesed tobacco. Anyway,in the summer of 1778,at the battle of Monmouth,it was a blistering hot day,Maybe over 100 degrees and 50 soldiers died of thirsty during the battle.Molly wasn't content to stay back at camp.Instead, she ran though ganshots and cannon fire carrying water in pitchers from a small stream out to the thirsty American soldiers.The relief that she brought with her pittchers of water, gave her the legendary nickname-Molly Pitcher. The story also says that she continued to load and fire her husband's cannon after he was wounded it.They say she was so well liked by the other soldiers that they call her Sergeant Molly .In tact, legend has it that George Washington himself gave her the special military title.