Record #:

43623

Author(s):

Bloom, Sally

Abstract:

Barker is recognized prominently among a group of women in Edenton who protested a tax on tea in1774. Their action goes down in history as the first recorded political demonstration by women in America.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 59 Issue 1, Fall 2019, p6-7, il

Subject(s):

Barker, Penelope Padgett, 1728-1796; Barker, Thomas, 1713-1787; Tea parties--American colonies--North Carolina; Edenton Tea Party (1774)