A Society of Patriotic Ladies, at Edenton in North Carolina

This final print in Dawe's satirical series skewering colonial events alludes to the role of American women in resisting import taxes. A group of mostly upper-class women has gathered in a North Carolina parlor to draft a document and swear off tea drinking. Their domestic action mirrors that of the Virginian men in the adjacent print who agree not to export tobacco. Some women sign the pledge (which begins "We the Ladys"), while others dump the tea leaves from their caddies. One figure drinks punch directly from a bowl as an alternative beverage. At right, an enslaved woman proffers pen and ink, the implements of protest.