Spinning Bees: Colonial women’s quiet revolutionary act

Spinning Bees: Colonial women’s quiet revolutionary act

Colonial Women Launch Spinning Bees Every fight for liberty starts with one small step. At Americans for Prosperity, we believe the American Dream is built by everyday people taking action in their communities. That’s how real change begins. A Bold Step in the Face of Empire In the 1760s, colonial women took a bold step in the face of British control. They organized spinning bees—community gatherings where women spun their own cloth, rejecting B…