Teaching American History through the Arts
The Songs

To the Ladies


About the Song

  • This song first appeared in New England newspapers in 1767.
  • The 1767 Townshend Duties taxed imported items from Britain such as glass, tea, paper, lead, and cloth.
  • The Sons of Liberty asked Bostonians to boycott British goods.
  • The Daughters of Liberty take up spinning and weaving.
  • British exports to the Colonies dropped by more than $3 million from 1768 to 1769.