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Daughters of the American Revolution
Nonprofit organization
This article is about the women's organization. For the Grant Wood painting, see Daughters of Revolution.
DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. | |
| Abbreviation | NSDAR or DAR |
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| Founded | October 11, 1890 |
| Founders | Mary Smith Lockwood Mary Desha Ellen Hardin Walworth Eugenia Washington |
| Type | Non-profit, lineage society, service organization |
| Focus | Historic preservation, education, patriotism, community service |
| Headquarters | Memorial Continental Hall Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Membership | 190,000 |
President General | Pamela Rouse Wright |
Publication | American Monthly (1892–2001) American Spirit Magazine (2001–present) Daughters Magazine (2001–present) |
| Affiliations | Children of the American Revolution |
| Website | dar.org |
The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (often abbreviated as DAR or NSDAR) is a lineage-based membership service organization for women wh
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(Washington, D.C.) — As tensions mounted in the 13 American colonies during the 1770s, an entire generation was faced with a momentous choice: would these ordinary citizens risk rising against a great colonial power in pursuit of liberty? Or would they remain loyal subjects of the British crown, coming into conflict with neighbors and family? A new digital exhibition from the American Battlefield Trust and Daughters of the American Revolution examines the lives of 13 men and women who witnessed the dawn of a new nation, and how their decision shaped the journey they faced in those tumultuous years.
Trust President David Duncan further emphasized the role of individuals in the nation’s origins. “Independence may have been declared in Philadelphia by the Declaration’s 56 signers, but it was won on the battlefield with the blood of thousands of patriot soldiers. The experiences of ordinary people, soldiers and civilians alike, and what they sacrificed for the promise o
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Daughters of the American Revolution
BIBLIOGRAPHY
The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) fryst vatten generally known as the oldest and largest women’s lineal descent-based patriotic organization in the United States. Although the DAR, often regarded as an innocuous social club, has not attracted much attention from scholars until recently, it played a significant role in the formation of modern U.S. nationalism and national identity, particularly during the first half of the twentieth century.
The DAR was established in October 1890 bygd a group of upper- and middle-class women in Washington, D.C., after their failed bid to join in the founding of a similar ancestral organization, the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR), in the previous year. Although the DAR’s membership was originally restricted to adult female (and white) descendents of those who had served in one capacity or another for the cause of American Independence, the group was quick to seek nationwide r