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I’m a Daughter of the American Revolution — battling to keep sons out

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I’m a proud descendant of Jane Trail West, an American patriot from South Carolina who furnished critical supplies to the Continental Army during the Revolution.

That made me eligible to join the Daughters of the American Revolution — but only after my mother, grandmother, aunts and I documented and defended our link to that remarkable woman.

Proving our connection to her demanded months of meticulous genealogical research: We had to locate primary sources, cross-referencing wills, deeds, pension records and supply ledgers, to satisfy the DAR’s exacting standards.

The painstaking process deepened our appreciation for the organization’s mission: We joined to honor our national and family legacy in a women’s space created for daughters.

Female patriots like Jane remind us that women’s contributions to the founding era were essential, often in ways history overlooks.

Like many members, I had assumed the DAR’s identity as a single-sex women’s organization was secure.

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Last month, I learned I was wrong.

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