Women's role in society was altered by the American Revolution. Women who ran households in the absence of men became more assertive. As in the case of the abolition of slavery, changes for women would not come rapidly. But the American Revolution ignited these changes. Education and respect would lead to the emergence of a powerful, outspoken middle class of women.
Women continued to remain in the "Private Sphere" but their work now had value in the "Public Sphere" when religion was conversed. As women had children during this time period, they gained the right to pass down their religious values to their children.