Sunday, May 4, 2025

ATTLEBORO HISTORIC PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Farm Girl on the Front Lines

Deborah Sampson’s Secret! Free and Open to the public (including children):  Thursday, June 20 at 6:45 PM at Attleboro Area Industrial Museum 42 Union Street –   

Please join us to meet the young woman who hoodwinked George Washington’s army –

Deborah Sampson.  Portrayed by Lady J (Historical Portrayals by lady J). A Massachusetts native, Corporal Sampson is the only woman known to have disguised herself as a man and serve in the Continental Army without getting caught!

This program will be presented by Historical Portrayals by Lady J and is supported in part by a grant from the Attleboro Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Thank you,

Janice L. Beck, Secretary

Attleboro Historic Preservation Society Inc