Polly Cooper and Valley Forge
Polly Cooper was an Oneida woman who walked 300 miles with her people to bring 600 bushels of corn to starving soldiers at Valley Forge in the winter of 1777–78. She stayed to cook and nurse the sick. The Oneida Nation’s support was a turning point in the war.
Links
- Polly Cooper: From Humble Cook to Oneida Icon — Oneida Indian Nation
- Polly Cooper — America 250 Moments on PBS
- Patriots of the Round Table: Polly Cooper (PDF)
- She Walked Over 200 Miles in the Snow to Feed a Starving Army — Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum
Movies
- The People of the Standing Stone — a documentary on the Oneida Nation, one of the few Native nations to side with the colonists. Reenactments and interviews with tribal historians explain why they allied with the Americans and what it cost them.
TV Shows
- Liberty’s Kids — Season 1, Episode 24