Title: America's First Woman Warrior
Subtitle: The Courage of Deborah Sampson
First published: 1992
Description: One of the most extraordinary tales of the Revolutionary War, as seen for the first time in our nation's history from a woman's perspective. In 1782, after enlisting in the 4th Massachusetts regime as Robert Shurtleff, Deborah Sampson became the first American woman soldier. 10 illustrations.
Subjects: Biography, Female Participation, History, Participation, Female, Soldiers, Women soldiers, American Revolution (1775-1783), Military participation, Female
Places: United States
People: Deborah Sampson Gannett (1760-1827), Deborah Sampson, Robert Shurtleff, Robert Shurtliff
Time periods: Revolution, 1775-1783, 1782
LC classification: E276.G36 F74 1992