Currier & Ives print, The women of '76: "Molly Pitcher" the heroine of Monmouth. Note: Scene commemorates the heroic action of a woman who took her husband's place in the artillery line after he was incapacitated. It is not clear whether the woman known as Molly Pitcher was based on Mary Ludwig Hayes, who was praised for her courage at Monmouth, or Margaret Corbin, who similarly fought at the Battle of Fort Washington. Image date: b/w 1856-1907.