The year is 1782, 66 years before the Seneca Falls Convention. Deborah Sampson disguises herself as a man to fight in the Revolutionary War. Before joining the military, Sampson was an indentured servant. She was self-taught and went on to be a teacher. When she left the military, she became the first woman to conduct a tour of lectures across America and the only woman in the Revolutionary Army to receive a full military pension. Sampson is a powerhouse and a true inspiration. There are many events I don’t feel I am brave enough for, but none of them compare to pretending to be a man to fight in a man’s
Were the Salem Witch Trials once an attempt to bring religion back to life during a time when it was losing many followers? The Enlightenment period sparked an interest in the scientific reasoning of the world. All while the new age evidence was coming out, religion was taking a hard it. Some people started to stray away from a ‘God-centered’ universe and more towards a scientific universe. After religion had faltered, the Salem Witch Trials started occurring. Many women were accused of committing acts that seem almost impossible. In Cotton Mathers work, “The Wonders of the Invisible World”, he describes these women as “an army of devils” and “evil angels”(pg. 152). Delving further into the Norton