Meet the Women of Revolutionary Westchester: A Living History Family Day
Saturday, June 28, 2025
12:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Free for everyone
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
29 Warburton Ave, Yonkers, NY, 10701
During the Revolutionary War, Westchester County was known as “The Neutral Zone,” a war-torn area where ordinary people struggled to get by while armies, militias, and vigilantes clashed in their backyards. The war was especially hard for women on both sides of the conflict. Join us for this special outdoor living history family day. Interact with the women of revolutionary Westchester, from those doing ordinary tasks like spinning, weaving and cooking, to camp followers caring for the troops with herbal medicines, to women who joined the military in disguise. In the outdoor tent experience the performances of Peggy Shippen who was married to traitor Benedict Arnold, wealthy loyalist Mary Philipse, an enslaved and then manumitted woman named Liss, and Phoebe Ward who was a mother caught between two armies. History At Play’s award-winning performance, A Revolution of her Own! explores the life of Continental soldier Deborah Sampson.
Learn more from area cultural and heritage organizations highlighting the histories of diverse women with connections to revolutionary Westchester County.
Enjoy live period music, dancing, 18th century hands-on crafting and demonstrations, period games, and more as you mingle and converse with the costumed performers.
Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site
In partnership with Revolutionary Westchester 250. Sponsored by the Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area and Westchester County Government.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
Performances will take place under the big tent on the front lawn. Schedule subject to change.
12:00 PM – Event Opens: live music, opening remarks
12:30 PM – Meet Mary Philipse Morris
1:00 PM – Meet Deborah Sampson – “A Revolution of Her Own!”
2:00 PM – Live Music
2:30 PM – Meet Liss & Robert Townsend
3:00 PM – Meet Peggy Shippen
3:30 PM – Meet Phebe Ward
4:00 PM – Live Music
5:00 PM – Program closes