Deborah Sampson Unveiled - Civically Speaking
Originally Aired April 7, 2021 Disguising herself as a man in order to fight, Massachusetts native Deborah Sampson (1760 " 1827) is the only woman known to have received a full pension for serving in the Continental Army fighting for American independence. Two years after an honorable discharge, Sampson married, lived as a farmer's wife, and delivered lectures about her military experiences. What drove this Revolu…