Deborah Sampson American soldier and crossdresser Deborah Sampson was BOTD in 1760. Born in Plympton, Massachusetts to a prominent family, her father abandoned the family home when she was a child, and she was sen…

American soldier and crossdresser Deborah Sampson, thought to be the first woman to fight in the American Revolutionary Army, was BOTD in 1760. #deborahsampson #bornonthisday #americanrevolution

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January Peace Love Art Activism | The Woodstock Whisperer/Jim Shelley January Peace Love Art Activism

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#OTD December 17, 1760 – Deborah Sampson is born in Plympton, MA. Sampson infamously dressed as a man to enlist twice in the military – once in Middleborough, MA under the name "Timothy Thayer", and again in Uxbridge, MA under the guise of "Robert Shirtliff". #DeborahSampson

War Hero Deborah Sampson | The Woodstock Whisperer/Jim Shelley #post_excerptWar Hero Deborah Sampson born on Dec 17, 1760 in Plympton, MA. She fought for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

#OTD #December17, 1760 #DeborahSampson was born. Joined the #ContinentalArmy disguised as a man. Wounded at the Battle of #Tarrytown. Discovered and her long difficult struggle continued. #JohnHancock #PaulRevere #Massachusetts Gov #MikeDukakis woodstockwhisperer.info/2017/12/17/w...