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Deborah Sampson - America's First Female Soldier
Season 2 Episode 30
In 1782, 22-year old Robert Shirtliff enlisted into the Continental Army to defend her young country. Robert would serve for a year, including seeing combat near Tarrytown, and being wounded. This would be a typical story of a revolutionary war soldier. Except that Robert Shirtliff was an alias for Deborah Sampson. This is the story of the American War for Independence's most famous female soldier, Deborah Sampson.
Sources
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/deborah-sampson-american-revolutionary-war-hero
https://www.samsonhistorical.com/blogs/reliving-history/deborah-sampson?srsltid=AfmBOorrqqUOKCvNDoYLvhP01nytyu_Qj3YLulu1JYPd_Yy5AlyLNwLq
https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/deborah-sampson
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DeborahSampson.jpg
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