Within our power: the story of the Edenton Ladies' Tea Party

Title Within our power: the story of the Edenton Ladies' Tea Party
Names Walker, Sally M.
North Carolina.
Book Number DBC29325
Title Status Download Only
Medium Digital Books
Annotation In 1774, many people in thirteen of Great Britain's North American colonies were angry. They had been ordered to pay money, taxes to the government. However, they had no governmental representatives in faraway England to say how they wanted their money spent. The colonists rallied around the cry "Taxation Without Representation." They boycotted tea, cloth, and other British products. Fearing punishment for protesting the unfair practice, some disguised themselves to avoid recognition, specifically when dumping tea in a harbor. Others wrote about it but hid their identity by using an alias. A group of fifty-one women in Edenton, North Carolina, strongly opposed taxation without representation. At that time, women could not serve in the government, nor were they permitted to vote. But the Edenton ladies knew that their beliefs mattered. They decided they would make a difference. Like others, they would boycott British products. Unlike others, they shunned anonymity. Using a "tea party" of a different sort, Edenton's courageous women powerfully expressed their belief in a very public way. One that spread their belief and commitment not only throughout the North American colonies, but also across the Atlantic Ocean. The Edenton ladies' courage still resonates today. They show us that people can join together and create a strong voice that stands firm against injustice. Adult.
Narrator Carroll, Sheilah Barrett.
Local Subject History - United States - HUS
History, U.S. - 18th Century - HUE
Women's Issues - WOM
North Carolina Interest - NCA
World Economics - ECO
Grades 6-9/YA Jr & Sr High - JU7
United States - 973
LC Subject Edenton Tea Party, Edenton, N.C., 1774
Taxation - North Carolina
Taxation - North Carolina - History - 18th century
Women - Political activity - North Carolina - Edenton - History - 19th century
Edenton (N.C.) - History - 18th century
Language English
Original Publication Recorded from: 2025 9780865265066 2025
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