HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Question
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Deborah Sampson
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Rosie the Rivieter
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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Spongebob Squarepants
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Detailed explanation-1: -In early 1782, Sampson wore men’s clothes and joined an Army unit in Middleborough, Massachusetts under the name Timothy Thayer. She collected a bonus and then failed to meet up with her company as scheduled.
Detailed explanation-2: -After a childhood as an indentured servant, she worked as a school teacher for a few years. The venturesome Sampson decided to enter the Continental Army to participate in the American Revolutionary War. Assuming a man’s identity, she enlisted as “Robert Shurtleff” in the 4th Massachusetts Regiment in 1782.
Detailed explanation-3: -She also dug trenches during the Battle of Yorktown. Sampson was wounded three times while fighting. The first injury was a gash to the head. She knew she might be discovered if she went to a hospital, so she took care of the injury herself.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sampson was afraid of receiving jail time or punishment for her deception. But instead, on Oct. 23, 1783, she was honorably discharged from the army-likely because of her extraordinary service.