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     Sarah Bradlee Fulton was an activist that helped organize the protest against the Tea Act. Sarah, her husband John, her four brothers, and her sister and law were all a part of the Tea Act rebellion. Sarah and her sister in law got the men ready, they painted their face and put feathers in their hair. After the men came back from dumping the tea, Fulton helped destroy any evidence 

Sarah Bradlee Fulton

indicating that they were involved of the tea dumping. She served as a nurse during the siege of Boston and also carried messages to George Washington. She also served as a nurse during the battle at Bunker Hill. Sarah Fulton was one brave woman. She saw a load of wood going to the American troops at Cambridge she knew it was going to be raided by the British soldiers. She ran over to the men and pulled the wagon around to stop them. They threatened to shoot her but she declared she wasn’t scared and told them to go ahead shoot her. George Washington heard about this event and went to visit Sarah. Sarah told her grandchildren she wasn’t afraid of a man nor any beast. She died later in 1835 and a road is named after her. She is famous for the Tea Act and her bravery.

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