Deborah Sampson
Deborah Sampson was the first known American woman to impersonate a man in order to join the army. Sampson enlisted in the Fourth Massachusetts Regiment of the Continental Army at Bellingham as a man named Robert Shurtleff (also listed as Shirtliff or Shirtlieff).
- Date:
- 1790 circa 15 years
- Original Format:
- Fine Print Illustration
- Item#:
- 45.455
- Height:
- 2831px
- Width:
- 1797px
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