![[132142-050-F38A96D9 copy.jpg]] An association of colonial women formed in 1765 and 1766 who pledged themselves to resisting the [Stamp Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamp_Act_1765 "Stamp Act 1765") and [Townshend Acts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Townshend_Acts "Townshend Acts") through boycotting British goods including tea and textiles. They made alternatives to imported tea using berries and raspberry leaves, and they organized "spinning bees" to produce homespun fabrics for clothing. Homespun clothing became a way of signaling support of the resistance, even among elites; in the year before the [[American Revolution]], Harvard College's entire graduating class wore homespun. Colonial women's non-importation movement was very successful in decreasing the consumption of British products and the profits of British manufacturers, with significant political effect. [[Samuel Adams]], a leader of the [[Sons of Liberty]], reportedly said,  "With ladies on our side, we can make every Tory tremble."