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ontributions of Women Jacobites 1688–1788
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mained home and cared for their family
as any woman of any class status.
Conclusion
There are many stories about
the women who supported the
House of Stuart, and much can
be confirmed and written about the
vivacious and courageous acts of Jacobite
women. The majority of documentation
available is from letters and
memoirs of the upper-class women
but much less on the commoner woman.
Jacobite women felt a strong sense
of national pride and honor to remain
loyal to the cause. Jacobite women were
the backbone of the Jacobite campaigns
throughout the many failures and successes.
The contributions of women,
noble or commoner, along with the
many roles they played from the Glorious
Revolution in 1688 until the death
of Prince Charles in 1788, provided a
solid basis for duty, influence, and sacrifice
equal to any man when supporting
the Stuart Restoration.
Lady Eleanor and her daughters,
Eleanor and Anne, felt strongly in their
sense of duty and service to their king,
James II. They devoted a lifetime of
counsel to James II, his son James III,
and his grandson Prince Charles. Lady
Eleanor and Anne suffered arrest while
carrying messages and information
from the Stuart court in both France
and later Rome. The young Eleanor and
Anne, accused of kidnapping, did so to
protect the interest of James III over his
birthright. A high sense of duty motivated
their actions more than many of
the men Jacobites, who supported the