- Molly Pitcher This photograph is the courtesy of the National Archives NAIL database. By Melissa and Terese Not many women are mentioned during the Revolutionary War. If they are, they are not always titled a heroine. However, Molly Pitcher broke the trend by not only being a war hero, but a loyal wife and hard worker. Born to German immigrants on Oct. 13, 1754, the future hero was given the ...russell.gresham.k12.or.us/Colonial_America/Molly_Pitcher.html