Deborah Sampson - America's First Female Soldier
Podcast: History DispatchesPublished On: Fri Nov 21 2025
Description: In 1782, 22-year old Robert Shirtliff enlisted into the Continental Army to defend her young country. Robert would serve for a year, including seeing combat near Tarrytown, and being wounded. This would be a typical story of a revolutionary war soldier. Except that Robert Shirtliff was an alias for Deborah Sampson. This is the story of the American War for Independence's most famous female soldier, Deborah Sampson. Sources https://www.mass.gov/info-details/deborah-sampson-american-revolutionary-war-hero https://www.samsonhistorical.com/blogs/reliving-history/deborah-sampson?srsltid=AfmBOorrqqUOKCvNDoYLvhP01nytyu_Qj3YLulu1JYPd_Yy5AlyLNwLq https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/deborah-sampson Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DeborahSampson.jpg History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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