See more ideas about american revolutionary war, american revolution and women in history. Alex myers pageturning, adventurefilled debut novel, revolutionary, is a vividlydetailed fictionalization of the true story of massachusettsborn deborah sampson, a woman who disguised. She served 17 months in the army under the name robert. Immediately download the deborah sampson summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching deborah sampson. Her other books include, im deborah sampson, king of the dollhouse, dr. Deborah sampson was born on december 17, 1760 in plymton, massechusetts. See more ideas about american revolutionary war, american revolution and continental army. Deborah sampson gannet american feminist and patriot deborah sampson gannett is the first american woman known to have impersonated a man for the purpose of serving in the colonial army during the american revolutionary war. Deborah sampson was a woman that dressed as a man, so that she could join the american soldiers in the revolutionary war. Deborah cholette childrens trade author represented. Mercy otis warren mercy was an influential writer whose works promoted the rights and cause of the american colonists.
Deborah sampson was a woman who disguised herself as a man and fought as a soldier in the continental army during the american revolution she was one of only a small number of women who fought in the revolutionary war and was later awarded a pension for her military service. Deborah sampson gannett december 17, 1760april 29, 1827 was one of the only women to serve in the army during the revolutionary war. Fatherless deborah sampson has been sent away from home because her. The story of deborah sampson mass market paperback june 1, 1990. Snakekiller bird, garnered the oklahoma writers federation, best juvenile book of 2003. Deborah sampson, american revolutionary soldier and one of the earliest female lecturers in the country. Feeling alienated as the only english girl in a french village, deborah cholette felt her life was saved when a library was built in town. The birthplace of deborah was located in plympton, massachusetts. Deborah sampson deborah disguised herself as a man and enlisted in the continental army. The venturesome sampson decided to enter the continental army to participate in the american. The membership of the deborah sampson chapter nsdar reaches even further beyond these boundaries. Deborah samson masquerades as a man so she can enlist in the continental army 5201782102383. This book was about a girl named deborah sampson who had to leave her mother when she was young. Dar deborah sampson chapter, brockton, massachusetts.
Brockton is located approximately 20 miles south of boston. In the 1700s, womens responsibilities were primarily child rearing and household duties. William bradfords greatgranddaughter was the mother of deborah. By the time when deborah was born, the family was not prominent. Known in the past as the shoe city, it proudly calls itself the city of champions today. I can relate to this book because i know someone who is just like deborah in this story. The dar, founded in 1890, is a nonprofit, nonpolitical volunteer womens service organization. Deborah sampson also known as deborah sampson gannett is famous for disguising herself as a man so that she could serve in the continental army during the revolutionary war.
Deborah sampson gannett december 17, 1760 april 29, 1827, better known as deborah sampson, was a massachusetts woman who disguised herself as a man in order to serve in the continental army during the american revolutionary war. Her family struggled to feed their seven children, so after her father was presumably lost at sea, her mother had to send. Join facebook to connect with deborah sampson and others you may know. Deborah sampson wanted to travel and have adventures, but since. Myers recreation of deborah sampson at war is vivid and full of suspense i look forward to its success. It is served by routes 24, 27, 28, and 123 as well as by commuter rail and bus service. This is the exciting true story of a woman who became a soldier during the american revolutionary war, by dressing and acting like a man. Deborah sampson was born on december 17, 1760, in plympton, massachusetts. The story of deborah sampson is a great resource for grade four class study on biographies, u.
Washington and french general rochambeau disagree on whether to try to retake new york or move. An extraordinary heroine of the american revolution, deborah samson served for more than a year in the continental army while disguised as a man. Plympton, massachusetts the oldest of at least seven children, samson learned responsibility at an early age. The contributions of female figures such as deborah sampson gannett have often remained ignored or unrecognized in contemporary accounts of colonial history. Born on december 17, 1760 in plympton, massachusetts near plymouth, sampson was one of seven children to jonathan sampson. She is one of a small number of women with a documented record of military combat experience in that war. Revolutionary war heroine who dressed as a man and successfully served in.
The revolutionary war was a war between great britain and the thirteen original colonies. Deborah samson students britannica kids homework help. She worked as an indentured servant from the age of eight to the age of eighteen. Deborah sampson soldier costume history of massachusetts. As a grade four teacher, i strongly recommend this well written and factual book for your class. Deborah sampson was not the only woman to pose as a male and fight in the war, but she was certainly one of the most successful and celebrated. Deborah sampson wanted to travel and have adventures, but since she had no money, the best way to do that was to join the army. After a childhood as an indentured servant, she worked as a school teacher for a few years. Deborah sampson 1760april 29 1827 was a female soldier during the american war of independence who fought dressed as a man deborah sampson or samson, which was probably the original spelling was born in winnetuxet later plympton, massachusetts on december 17, 1760. When her mother could no longer feed her family, she sent them to live with friends and relatives.
Deborah sampson had 4 kids and thier names were earl,mary,patience and susannah who she had adopted. Fatherless deborah sampson has been sent away from home because her mother is too poor and sick to take care of her, and so for ten years deborah works as a servant for deacon thomas and his family. When deborah grew up she was a very important part of her country in fighting the revolutionary war. Library of congress prints and photographs division washington, d. The author has participated numerous readings and book signings in texas and her short story, the parlor, was a finalist in the a. She has published over 45 titles including stone soup, several books in the if you lived series, and scram, kid. Her father deserted his family and went to sea on a ship.
Life of deborah sampson, the female soldier in the war of the revolution 1916 by john adams vinton sep 10, 2010. In the late 1700s, there arent many choices for a young girl without a family. She was her parents firstborn, and had three brother and three sisters. She sent for barak and told him that the lord said to take 10,000 men to fight sisera and they would win. It is his divine will that young people come to faith in jesus christ and find salvation through the gospel and the work of the holy spirit to bring them to faith.
The author is a member of fort worth writers, the fort worth poetry society, the poetry society of texas, the fort worth songwriters assoc. Sampson was severely wounded in battle and received an honorable discharge after her gender was. She worked for no pay for a family, but that family let her. She was the only woman to earn a full military pension for participation in the revolutionary army. Deborah sampson is best known for disguising herself as a man to serve in the continental army from may 1782 to october 1783. Young scrapes through layers of fiction and myth to uncover the story of deborah sampson, a massachusetts woman who passed as a man and fought as a soldier for seventeen months toward the end of the american revolution. Deborah sampson bio, facts, family famous birthdays. She wanted to read, to traveland to fight for her countrys independence. Hopefully, with the sources in this article youll be able to find the perfect deborah sampson costume for your class project, halloween party or deborah sampson day celebration. The pictorial sketch book of pennsylvania, or, its scenery, internal improvements, resources, and agriculture, populary described.
When the colonies went to war with the british in 1775, deborah was intent on being part of. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. This product includes two ways for your children to share what they have learned about deborah sampson in writing. Tolkien, stephen king, and ernest hemingway, writing poetry and stories all the while deborah graduated from carleton university in ottawa, then moved to toronto where she. She was also one of the first women to receive a pension for her military service and the first woman to go on a national lecture tour of the united states. She later lectured on her wartime experiences and was perhaps the first woman to lecture professionally in the united states. Patricia clapp was born in boston and attended the columbia university school of journalism. The reallife deborah sampsons experiences dressing as a man for two years to serve as a soldier during the revolutionary war form the. She began with the bobbsey twins and nancy drew and grew into the works of j.