“Wrought upon at length, you may say, by an enthusiasm and frenzy that could brook no control - I burst the tyrant bands, which held my sex in awe, and clandestinely, or by stealth, grasped an opportunity, which custom and the world seemed to deny, as a natural privilege.” SexBandAweTyrants Author:Deborah Sampson
“I am indeed willing to acknowledge what I have done, an error and presumption. I will call it an error and presumption because I swerved from the accustomed flowery path of female delicacy, to walk upon the heroic precipice of feminine perdition!” DoneWalksPathWillingFemaleErrorsAcknowledgeFeminineHeroicAccustomedPresumptionDelicacyPrecipicePerdition Author:Deborah Sampson
“Why can I not fight for my country too?” CountryFightingRevolutionAmerican Revolution Author:Deborah Sampson
