What was life like for women in the years following the american revolution?

The Roles of Women in the Revolutionary War. Women took on many roles in the Revolutionary War. ... From supportive jobs like nurses, cooks and maids to more direct roles such as secret soldiers and spies, these Daughters of Liberty did more than their share to help win America's independence.

Woman participated by boycotting British goods, producing goods for soldiers, spying on the British, and serving in the armed forces disguised as men.