Dorothy Lawrence English journalist and soldier Dorothy Lawrence was BOTD in 1896. Born in London to unmarried parents, she was adopted by a teenager by wealthy churchgoers, whom she later claimed sexually abused h…

English journalist Dorothy Lawrence, who disguised herself as a soldier and joined the front lines of World War One for ten days, was BOTD in 1896. #dorothylawrence #bornonthisday #worldwarone

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HERSTORY: Dorothy Lawrence: From the Trenches to the Asylum I’ve posted a few times now about extraordinary women from history who cross-dressed to achieve the unthinkable, This month’s Herstory is  a fascinating and tragic story of a woman who was determined ...

Latest Herstory now published ! The crazy and tragic story of Dorothy Lawrence

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