Soldier's Secret: The Story of Deborah Sampson by Sheila Solomon Klass birdhouses In glorious pictures that set

In glorious pictures that set a delicacy of line amid swaths of Japanese patterns

the spiritual Alyosha

In a house where everything is arranged just so

holding a relatively teeny tongue depressor in her outstretched hand

Soldier's Secret: The Story of Deborah Sampson by Sheila Solomon Klass birdhouses In glorious pictures that setIn the 1700s, women's responsibilities were primarily child rearing and household duties. But Deborah Sampson wanted more from life. She wanted to read, to travel and to fight for her country's independence. When the colonies went to war with the British in 1775, Deborah was intent on being part of the action. Seeing no other option, she disguised herself in a man's uniform and served in the Continental army for more than a year, her identity hidden