A 1775 cartoon satirizing the Edenton Tea Party, a group of American women who ... First Continental Congress in September and October 1774. There, the historian adds, delegates from 12 colonies ...

organizer of the Edenton Tea Party. Way back on Oct. 23, 1774, 51 women signed their names to a petition resolving not to buy or use British goods. It was one of the first political actions by ...