Women were always involved with the success of the USA military. Even with the Continental Army.

...Women who offered their services (click here) to the army made a difficult decision. They chose to give up the security of home and embark on a journey that offered discomfort, hardship, and danger. They worked hard to make a living for themselves and their families, in addition to supporting the army and its cause. Some even broke traditional gender roles in order to serve their country. They worked just as hard and suffered just as much as the men they worked beside. Despite Abigail Adams’s famous plea to "remember the ladies," many of the contributions of Revolutionary War era women have been forgotten. It is only appropriate now to remember their courage and sacrifice, honoring them as well as the fighting men they supported.

Interestingly, when men were disabled during the Revolutionary War, the country paid them a pension after the war. It was a forgone conclusion they would never be able to work again.