Margaret Corbin was the first woman in US history to receive a - TopicsExpress



          

Margaret Corbin was the first woman in US history to receive a pension from Congress. During the Revolutionary war, Margaret assisted her husband in the defense of Fort Washington. When he fell, she took his place on the firing line until she herself was seriously wounded. Margaret and the other women like her became immortalized in the mythical figure of “Molly Pitcher” (Photo: An interpretation of “Molly Pitcher” a mythologized version of Margaret Corbin by painter CY Turner, c. late 19th century.)
Posted on: Mon, 24 Nov 2014 22:10:28 +0000

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