Prudence Cummings, born in 1740 in Hollis, New Hampshire, did chores, learned household skills, and played much like any other colonial girl. But unlike many, she attended school, hunted and fished with her father, and participated in family discussions about the future of the colonies. By the time she married David Wright and moved to Pepperell, Massachusetts, colonial resistance to British rule had increased. Soon, Prudence led the women of Pepperell to burn tea on the town common and boycott English goods. When the townspeople raised a liberty flag, Prudence joined in, boldly defying the king.
