Daughters of the American Revolution

American  

noun

1. a patriotic society of women descended from Americans of the Revolutionary period, organized in 1890.

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Daughters of the American Revolution British  

noun

1.  DAR.  an organization of women descended from patriots of the period of the War of Independence

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Example Sentences

“I'm a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and a Mayflower daughter,” says Ellen King, co-owner and Director of Baking Operations at Hewn Bread.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2024

Earlier that year, Howard University had tried to book Anderson for a recital at Washington’s only large concert stage, Constitution Hall, which was run by the Daughters of the American Revolution.

From New York Times • Nov. 5, 2021

In the late 1930s, for instance, activists in right-leaning patriotic groups such as the Daughters of the American Revolution and the American Legion warned their fellow Americans about a subversive set of textbooks.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2021

On April 9, 1939, Marian Anderson performed a concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., after the Black singer was denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution.

From Washington Times • Apr. 9, 2021

One of the women arrested, Helena Hill Weed, was wearing a Daughters of the American Revolution pin decorated with bars that represented her fourteen ancestors who had given their lives in the fight.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling