ColoniaLydia

One of Lydia's big class projects this past spring was a unit in which each student picks a specific colonial-era person to research, write about, dress up as, and (eventually) impersonate during a classroom session. Lydia's chosen character was Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley, a.k.a.  "Molly Pitcher".  Here she is in her costume prior to the big event:

Lydia worked very hard on the skirt and apron, lots of sewing/stitching (there was of course some help from Joanie and Amy, but Lydia put in most of the work). The hat is courtesy of Lydia's teacher Mrs Barker, who apparently keeps a stash of colonial headware available for this purpose.