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Kari Tornow's avatar

Thank you.. I love reading stories about brave women.

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Lorissa Rinehart's avatar

My pleasure! I’m so glad you found them meaningful!

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Steven Hill's avatar

How very inspiring to read your stories of women who defied the odds and made a difference. I would like to nominate one more for your pantheon: Margaret Cochran Corbin, the first woman combatant to take a bullet for revolutionary America. She was a real (s)hero at the Battle of Fort Washington in NYC. Here's her story:

"More than equal: unlikely (s)heroes of the Revolutionary War"

Women’s bravery in battle has been lost to history and sexism

https://democracysos.substack.com/p/more-than-equal-unlikely-sheroes

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Lorissa Rinehart's avatar

Amazing! Thank you so much for sharing Corbin’s story! I hadn’t heard of her!

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Robin Payes's avatar

What inspiration! We are only the most recent among generations of women whose valor, courage and talent in fighting for democracy deserve recognition. Thank you for bringing their heroism to us in this moment, when we all need to summon our strengths-and talents-to The Cause!

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