A servant girl’s life in Carlisle. Like most girls from families who needed money, Mary went into service as a teenager — moving into another family’s home and working from before sunrise until after dark, in a world with no machines to help.

Tradition says Mary worked in the home of Dr. William Irvine, a respected Carlisle doctor. Readers follow a servant girl’s real day — hauling water, washing, cooking, and cleaning — and discover how those working hands learned the exact skills that would one day keep soldiers and cannons in action at Monmouth.

Lesson 1B of the Molly Pitcher Life Story series from Capite Universe — history brought to life for kids ages 6–14, and for families and classrooms who love learning through story.